After returning to Spain, Lu Wenbin not only had to participate in the competition, but also had to discuss marriage with his fiancée, parents, and Kate's family.
Originally, the Chinese team had three World Cup qualifiers in June after the end of the 2012/2013 club season.
If Australia catches up in points and the Chinese team fails to qualify early, then Lu Wenbin will have to return to the national team immediately to participate in the World Cup qualifiers after the club game.
But now that the Chinese team has qualified in advance, Lu Wenbin does not need to participate in the remaining three rounds of World Cup qualifiers (the Chinese team has a bye in one round, so it is actually two games).
Therefore, between the last round of La Liga and the first round of the Confederations Cup group stage, Lu Wenbin had a gap of about half a month.
Therefore, Lu Chongxin and Sun Jiahui proposed to get married at that time.
After some consideration, Lu Wenbin agreed.
However, the so-called honeymoon can only be in Brazil playing the Confederations Cup!
Of course, Kate had no objection. It didn't matter if there was no honeymoon, as long as she could get married, that was the happiest thing for her.
What remains is to discuss the wedding date, choose the wedding location, and invite relatives and friends.
According to Lu Chongxin and Sun Jiahui's request, the wedding must be held in their hometown, and they have no other requirements.
But Kate's parents also asked to hold a wedding in Dietford so that their German relatives and friends could come to congratulate them.
If the event is only held once in Lu Wenbin’s hometown, those relatives and friends in Germany will not be able to come.
Finally, the two sides temporarily agreed to hold two weddings: a Western-style wedding in Dietford, Germany, and a Chinese-style wedding in Meitan, Guizhou, China.
The wedding in Germany invited Kate's family's relatives and friends, as well as various players, club owners, and brand management whom Lu Wenbin had met in Europe over the past few years.
The wedding held in his hometown in Guizhou was mainly attended by Lu Wenbin’s own relatives and friends as well as people from all walks of life in the country.
As for the specific time and arrangements, they were handed over to two wedding planning companies in China and Germany respectively, with assistance from the parents of both parties.
All Lu Wenbin and Kate have to do is wait to get married.
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On March 30, in the 29th round of La Liga, Real Madrid challenged Zaragoza away.
Although we know that Lu Wenbin had just finished the World Cup qualifiers and the Chinese team advanced ahead of schedule, and celebrated, and then flew across half the world to adjust to the jet lag, Lu Wenbin must not be in a very good condition.
But this season Barcelona has been biting too closely behind Real Madrid in the La Liga standings.
Except for the two games lost to Real Madrid, Barcelona played very well in other games, even better than Real Madrid.
Therefore, Mourinho still brought Lu Wenbin to the away game, but he did not start.
Sure enough, Real Madrid tied with Zaragoza 1-1 in the first half, and there was no sign of a goal lead after the start of the second half.
There was no choice but Mourinho to replace Lu Wenbin in the 64th minute.
After Lu Wenbin came on the court, Real Madrid's offense and defense improved a lot.
On defense, Lu Wenbin's full defensive and positioning attributes can provide high protection for Real Madrid's midfield and backcourt, and Lu Wenbin's deterrence can also reduce the number and decisiveness of the opponent's counterattacks.
In offense, Lu Wenbin is the core of Real Madrid. He can break through, shoot from long range, head the ball, take free kicks, score, pass and assist, etc.
More than ten minutes after coming on the pitch, in the 77th minute, Lu Wenbin used a wall pass with Benzema in the frontcourt to break into the penalty area and score with a low shot.
Real Madrid finally took a 2-1 lead away from home.
Although Zaragoza fought back hard in the following game, they were still unable to score.
Real Madrid won an away game thanks to a goal scored by Lu Wenbin after coming on as a substitute, and continued to lead the standings.
Next, it’s time for the European war.
On April 3, in the quarter-finals of the 2012/2013 Champions League, Real Madrid faced Galatasaray at home.
This is a team from Istanbul, Turkey. They are very popular in their home stadium and have defeated many European giants.
However, on the road, Galatasaray's gap in strength and mentality makes it difficult for them to defeat those European giants.
In the first round of the Champions League quarter-final held at the Bernabeu, Galatasaray was beaten 5-0 by Real Madrid led by Lu Wenbin. Not only did they fail to score a single goal, they also lost all five games.
This score basically means that the second round has lost its suspense.
Back in Istanbul in the second round, no matter how hard Galatasaray played, it was impossible to reverse the 0-5 deficit.
Before the second round, Real Madrid played a league game.
On April 6, in the 30th round of La Liga, Real Madrid faced Levante at home.
After 90 minutes, the score on the big screen was 4-0, and Real Madrid won by four goals.
However, although the score was high, Real Madrid did not play many main players in this game, and Lu Wenbin was replaced during the half-time break.
Although no one thought Galatasaray could turn the tables in the second round of the Champions League, Mourinho did not want to lose too badly away from home.
What's more, if Real Madrid is too careless in Turkey's away game and such a small-probability incident really happens, it will become a stain on their life.
Therefore, Mourinho still made some cautious preparations.
Sure enough, with more than 50,000 fans cheering at home, Galatasaray did not give up the game on its own initiative. Instead, it gave up the domestic league and focused its main energy on this game to fight to the death.
Although everyone knew that they were 99% sure to die, the Turks would not voluntarily admit defeat. Even if they knew they would lose, they would lose spectacularly.
Moreover, they actually scored first.
In the 11th minute, Galatasaray's forward shot from the penalty area line hit Ramos' toes with a lucky deflection, avoiding Adam's save and going into the goal.
Galatasaray took a 1-0 lead at home.
However, in the 31st minute, Real Madrid equalized the score with a header from defender Ramos in a corner kick.
Then, before the end of the first half, in the 45th minute, Lu Wenbin took advantage of a counterattack opportunity and scored Real Madrid's second goal with a long run.
Real Madrid completed the reversal and led Galatasaray 2-1 away from home, and led by six goals with a total score of 7-1. It can be basically declared that Galatasaray's hope of a comeback is zero.
So, Lu Wenbin was substituted during the half-time break.
As a result, with this total score, Galatasaray did not give up fighting with Real Madrid and continued to attack desperately in the second half.
In the end, Real Madrid scored another goal in the second half, but Galatasaray, who were in hot form at home, scored three.
The final score was 4-3, with the home team in front and the away team behind. After a game full of twists and turns, Real Madrid lost the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals away from home.
Fortunately, it was Real Madrid that advanced in the end, and Real Madrid advanced to the semi-finals of the 2012/2013 Champions League with a score of 8-4.