There have been few changes to Real Madrid's squad this summer.
As Lu Wenbin had not yet confirmed his stay with the team, Real Madrid had intended to sign Croatian midfielder Luka Modric from Tottenham Hotspur as a preparation, but later gave up the plan because Lu Wenbin was determined to stay with the team after the Olympics.
Modric and Lu Wenbin are both attacking midfielders, and their positions overlap, but Lu Wenbin is obviously much more useful than Modric.
What's more, Real Madrid has attacking midfielders such as Ozil and Kaka, and defensive midfielders such as Khedira, Diarra, Alonso, etc. There is no need to spend tens of millions to introduce Modric as a midfield substitute.
Therefore, when Lu Wenbin returned to Real Madrid, he still saw the familiar faces from last season.
His teammates congratulated Lu Wenbin on his Olympic championship and expressed their admiration for his long-range overhead kick outside the penalty area.
Lu Wenbin then started training to prepare for the first round of the Spanish Super Cup.
On August 23, the first round of the 2012 Spanish Super Cup was held at Athletic Bilbao's home stadium, with Real Madrid playing away against Athletic Bilbao.
Lu Wenbin did not perform very well in the first game of the 2012/2013 season, probably because all his energy was overdrawn in the Olympics.
Others suffer from the aftermath of the World Cup, and Lu Wenbin also suffers from the aftermath of the Olympics.
However, Lu Wenbin's so-called poor performance only refers to his amazing performance in the Olympics.
Compared with his amazing performance of scoring 15 goals in 6 games at the Olympics, Lu Wenbin did not score a single goal in this game and only had one assist, which can be described as a poor performance.
However, in the eyes of professionals, Lu Wenbin's performance in this game was not that bad, because Lu Wenbin used his full defense and positioning to become the first iron gate of Real Madrid, destroying or delaying several quick counterattacks of Athletic Bilbao, resulting in Athletic Bilbao not scoring a single goal throughout the game.
In the end, Real Madrid won 2-0 away from home, not only leading by two goals in the total score, but also scoring two away goals.
It can be said that Real Madrid is sure to win this year's Spanish Super Cup.
On August 26, in the second round of the 2012/2013 La Liga season, Real Madrid played away against Getafe.
In this game, Lu Wenbin finally had a big outbreak and made significant contributions to Real Madrid on both offense and defense.
Just 3 minutes into the game, Lu Wenbin scored the first goal for Real Madrid with a long shot from outside the penalty area.
In the 19th minute, Lu Wenbin used an unexpected frontcourt positioning to cut off Getafe's pass from the backcourt, intercepted the ball from the opponent's defender to the midfielder, and then made a wonderful pass to Higuain, who scored with a single shot.
In the 32nd minute, Khedira intercepted the ball in the backcourt, Alonso passed the ball diagonally to Ronaldo, Ronaldo made a cross from the bottom, and Lu Wenbin made a diving header in the penalty area and headed the ball into the goal.
Before the end of the first half, in the 44th minute, Lu Wenbin dribbled the ball for a long distance to launch a counterattack, causing the opponent to commit a foul at the front of the penalty area. Lu Wenbin took the free kick himself and hit the dead corner.
In the first half alone, Lu Wenbin performed a hat trick and had an assist, leading Real Madrid to a 4-0 lead.
This is not the end yet.
In the 56th minute of the second half, Ronaldo's long shot from outside the penalty area hit the crossbar and bounced back into the penalty area. Lu Wenbin was the first to get to the spot and volleyed the ball without waiting for it to land.
The ball flew into the goal like an arrow, and the goalkeeper didn't even have time to react.
Lu Wenbin scored four goals and Real Madrid was already leading 5-0 away from home.
In order to save strength for the Super Cup, Mourinho replaced Lu Wenbin in the 67th minute.
After Lu Wenbin left the field, Getafe finally scored a goal through a counterattack, but in the 83rd minute, Ronaldo received a pass from Ozil and scored Real Madrid's sixth goal.
In the end, Real Madrid defeated Getafe 6-1 away from home, extending their unbeaten streak in La Liga to 44 games.
As for Lu Wenbin, including all the games for club, national team, Olympic team and Olympics, he has scored an astonishing 98 goals in 41 games in 2012, just two away from breaking the 100 mark.
However, the second half of the season has just begun.
Perhaps, Lu Wenbin's annual goal record of 144 goals, which he just set last year, will be broken this year.
On the evening of August 29, the second round of the 2012 Spanish Super Cup kicked off at the Bernabeu Stadium, with Real Madrid hosting Athletic Bilbao.
For this game, the Bernabeu Stadium was naturally packed.
Not only Real Madrid fans, but also countless fans from other parts of the country and abroad flocked to the Bernabeu like a pilgrimage to watch Lu Wenbin's performance, the championship he is sure to win, the possible annual 100-goal mark, and so on.
Lu Wenbin did not disappoint his fans.
In the 13th minute, Ronaldo's shot resulted in a corner kick.
Xabi Alonso took a corner kick, Benzema headed the first ball but it was saved by the goalkeeper. The second head was headed by the Bilbao defender but went out of the penalty area.
Lu Wenbin, who was originally in the penalty area, was the first to rush out. Without waiting for the ball to land, he jumped into the air and made another overhead kick outside the penalty area.
The ball passed over the crowd in the penalty area, avoided the goalkeeper's save, and fell into the blind corner of the goal.
Another goal was scored from a long-range back-hook shot outside the penalty area.
Lu Wenbin's goal instantly ignited the passion of the entire Bernabeu, driving countless Real Madrid fans and Lu Wenbin's personal fans crazy.
Real Madrid is on the verge of a championship.
However, the next goal was not scored by Lu Wenbin, but by Ronaldo and Benzema. Lu Wenbin only gave Ronaldo an assist.
On the defensive end, Lu Wenbin performed exceptionally well, making two direct head-on steals, one mid-court interception, and several times forcing the opponent to stop counterattacking and pass the ball back to the backcourt.
Many times, Athletic Bilbao's counterattack was forced to stop before it crossed the center line, and the biggest obstacle did not come from defensive midfielder Khedira, but from attacking midfielder Lu Wenbin.
Of course, no matter how beautiful the performance on the defensive end is, it is not as exciting as scoring a goal.
In the 41st minute, when Lu Wenbin finally got past the offside and scored a straight pass from Xabi Alonso, scoring his second goal and Real Madrid's fourth goal, everyone in the stadium stood up and applauded Lu Wenbin, even the fans of the visiting team Bilbao applauded and paid tribute to Lu Wenbin.
This was not only Lu Wenbin's second goal, but also his 100th goal of the year.
Lu Wenbin scored more than 100 goals in one calendar year.
When Lu Wenbin scored twice, Real Madrid was already leading 4-0 and 6-0 in aggregate, and there was no chance of Athletic Bilbao turning the tables.
Therefore, not long after the start of the second half, Lu Wenbin, Cristiano Ronaldo and Xabi Alonso were all substituted to give other players the chance to play.
Kaka scored a goal in the 76th minute, but Athletic Bilbao also scored a face-saving goal at the end of the game.
In the end, Real Madrid defeated Athletic Bilbao 2-0 away, 5-1 at home and 7-1 on aggregate to win the 2012 Spanish Super Cup, which was also Real Madrid's fourth championship in the 2012 natural year.