Shortly after Lu Wenbin scored a goal to equalize the score for Real Madrid, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.
During the half-time break, Mourinho criticized all the players except Lu Wenbin, and made three substitutions in a row, replacing Casillas with Adam, Di Maria with Kaka, and Benzema with Higuain.
It was normal for Kaka to replace Di Maria and Higuain to replace Benzema, but it was a bit intriguing to replace Casillas, who did not receive a yellow card but only conceded one goal, with substitute goalkeeper Adam.
The rumor that Mourinho doesn't like Casillas has turned from rumor into reality.
The conflict between Mourinho and Barcelona is well known to the world. Casillas, as the captain of the Spanish national team, has a good relationship with the Barcelona players, which Mourinho does not like.
Another point is that Casillas' wife always likes to tell reporters about the various situations in the Real Madrid locker room that she heard from Casillas, which also makes Mourinho quite annoyed.
The last point is for rights.
Although Lu Wenbin is the world's top superstar, he is only fighting for his own mission and strength improvement. He only focuses on competition training and will not participate in any locker room struggles.
Other players are different. They will participate in it consciously or unconsciously.
For example, the Spanish gang of Casillas and Ramos, the Portuguese gang of Ronaldo and Pepe, and so on.
As a Portuguese, Mourinho naturally chose to support his fellow countrymen Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe and suppress Casillas and Ramos after taking over Real Madrid.
Casillas' request to get more playing time for national team teammates Albiol, Callejon and others was sternly rejected by Mourinho, and Casillas also holds a grudge against Mourinho.
Due to a combination of reasons, Casillas was substituted at halftime in a crucial match without making any major mistakes.
I guess the media reporters had a lot of fun after the game.
Lu Wenbin naturally wouldn't care about these things. Anyway, he has the aura of a senior leader. Even the locker room struggles of a super giant like Real Madrid would not affect him. He just needs to concentrate on the game.
After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and Real Madrid's replacement of goalkeeper really shocked the fans and media reporters, and they started heated discussions.
Although the fans were somewhat dissatisfied with the captain Casillas being substituted in the midfield, Mourinho earned some points for leading the team to tie the longest unbeaten record in team history and advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League after taking office, and there was no large-scale booing of Mourinho.
But the reporters didn't care.
The charm of this substitution seems to be more interesting than this game.
Many people have already used titles like "Civil strife breaks out in Real Madrid dressing room, conflict between Mourinho and Casillas becomes public."
No matter how the locker room fights, the game must go on, and the players on the field are all professionals. They will not deliberately hinder the game because of conflicts in the locker room.
In particular, Kaka and Higuain, who came on as substitutes, worked harder, and Ronaldo, who was criticized a lot, also performed better.
In the 57th minute, Lu Wenbin made a two-pass pass with Kaka in the frontcourt and then broke into the penalty area, attracting the attention of several Malaga players and the goalkeeper.
Then he did not force a shot, but instead lobbed the ball to the back post. Ronaldo, who had come in from the wing, jumped up and made a powerful header, heading the ball into the goal.
Thanks to Lu Wenbin's assist to Ronaldo's goal, Real Madrid finally reversed the score to 2-1 and the game returned to Real Madrid's track.
After reversing the score, the pressure on Real Madrid players was relieved a lot and their performance got better and better.
In the 69th minute, Kaka dribbled the ball from the wing and shot, causing the goalkeeper to lose the ball. Lu Wenbin saw the opportunity and rushed to the ball's landing point and made a successful shot.
Lu Wenbin scored twice to help Real Madrid lead 3-1.
In the 87th minute, Ronaldo made a cross from the bottom of the wing, and Higuain volleyed the ball into the goal in the penalty area.
In the end, Real Madrid won the game with a score of 4-1, setting a new team record of 32 league games unbeaten across the season.
After the game, countless media reported on Real Madrid's 32-game unbeaten streak.
Of course, many media also analyzed Mourinho's substitution of Casillas during the half-time break, saying that the conflict between Mourinho and Casillas has been completely exposed and they are like water and fire.
A reporter interviewed Mourinho and Casillas, and they both naturally claimed in unison that there was no conflict.
But in fact everyone knows that these two people have become strangers.
Three days later, on March 21, in the 29th round of La Liga, Real Madrid challenged Villarreal away. Casillas still started the game and performed well throughout the game, keeping the opponent scoreless.
After 90 minutes, the score on the big screen was 0-4. Real Madrid brought back a 4-0 victory from the away game, with Lu Wenbin scoring a hat trick.
Three days later, on March 24, in the 30th round of La Liga, Real Madrid played against Real Sociedad at home. Mourinho fielded a half-substitute and half-main lineup, with Lu Wenbin and Casillas both placed on the bench.
Because the next game is the Champions League quarter-finals, Real Madrid will travel far away to challenge AEK Athens.
Although APOEL is known as the weakest team among the top eight, Mourinho is still cautious when playing away games to avoid capsizing and becoming a laughing stock.
Therefore, Mourinho held back in the 30th round of the league.
The 38-game unbeaten La Liga record that Real Madrid is now chasing was created by Real Sociedad.
Therefore, Real Sociedad is also trying its best to snipe Real Madrid at the Bernabeu to avoid having its unbeaten record broken by Real Madrid.
However, even if Lu Wenbin did not start, Real Madrid's offensive power could not be stopped by Real Sociedad, which is currently ranked 15th in La Liga.
In the first half alone, Real Madrid took a 3-1 lead.
During the half-time break, Mourinho replaced Lu Wenbin, who led Real Madrid to score four goals in a row and finally achieved a 7-1 victory. Lu Wenbin performed a hat trick in just half the game.
After defeating Real Sociedad 7-1, Real Madrid has achieved 27 wins, 3 draws and 84 points. It is entirely possible that they will set a record of over 100 points this season.
Moreover, including the four games of last season, Real Madrid has achieved 34 unbeaten games. They are only four games away from tying Real Sociedad's 38-game unbeaten record in La Liga.
This season, Real Madrid does have an invincible momentum.
After the league match with Real Sociedad, Real Madrid traveled to Cyprus to challenge APOEL.
APOEL is not a Greek team, but a Cypriot team. It is the most successful flagship team in the history of Cyprus and the team that has won the championship in Cyprus.
Moreover, this season's elimination of Lyon and advancement into the quarterfinals of the Champions League also created the best record for a Cypriot team in European competitions.
However, when facing Real Madrid led by Lu Wenbin in the quarter-finals, APOEL was doomed to be eliminated in the quarterfinals the moment the draw results came out.