After winning the King's Cup, Lu Wenbin also received the reward for defending the King's Cup champion, an increase of 50,000 experience points and 5 skill points, and the skill point balance increased to 25.
After winning the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid was unable to celebrate wildly and could only celebrate for a few hours at the Bernabeu Stadium where the game was held, and then dispersed.
Because in just three days, Real Madrid will face the crucial penultimate round of the league.
As long as they win this league game, no matter how second-placed Barcelona performs, Real Madrid, which is currently three points ahead of Barcelona, will win the championship one round in advance.
However, the bad news is that both Ronaldo and Xabi Alonso were unable to play due to physical discomfort. Although they went to the away game, they were ultimately not included in the roster and sat in the stands.
In addition, the main central defender Pepe was suspended due to accumulated yellow cards, and had to be replaced by the young Varane.
On May 20th, at the Arnolde Stadium, the home stadium of Real Sociedad, the 37th round of the 2012/2013 La Liga season officially began with Real Madrid away challenging Real Sociedad.
Real Sociedad has performed well this season and is currently ranked fourth in La Liga, just at the tail end of the Champions League qualification: the fourth place in La Liga will get a place in the Champions League qualifying round, and the fifth and sixth place will get a place in the Europa League.
However, the points gap between Real Sociedad and fifth-placed Valencia and sixth-placed Malaga is very small. With two league rounds left, Real Sociedad has not secured fourth place and is still in danger of being overtaken by Valencia or Malaga.
Moreover, it is very dangerous. As long as Real Sociedad loses to Real Madrid in this round and Valencia wins, Real Sociedad's fourth place will be snatched away by Valencia.
Therefore, this game is a championship battle for Real Madrid, and it is equally crucial for Real Sociedad, as it is a Champions League qualifying battle that they must fight hard for.
The Champions League and the Europa League are two completely different worlds, with huge differences in global attention and prize money income.
The attention and bonus income will affect the team's transfers for next season. It is easier to introduce players if you have the Champions League qualification, and more bonuses can also be used to introduce more capable players with higher transfer fees and wages. The Europa League qualification will be a level lower.
Therefore, Real Madrid has to fight for honor, and Real Sociedad also has to fight for the Champions League qualification.
After the start of the game, Real Sociedad played quite actively with the cheers of the home fans, and their form was really very good, posing a considerable threat to Real Madrid's backcourt.
In the 4th minute, Real Sociedad striker Aguirreche dribbled into the penalty area and almost scored with a low shot from the far corner, but was blocked by Diarra who was chasing back and the ball went out of bounds.
In the 9th minute, midfielder Prieto made a wall pass with Aguirreche and suddenly took a long shot from the penalty area line.
The ball was saved by Adam. Although the angle was not deviated much, it was still affected.
Finally, the ball hit the goal post and bounced out of the bottom line, causing the Real Sociedad fans who had already stood up to sigh in regret.
The subsequent corner kick also failed to result in a goal, as Varane got the first point and headed the ball out of the penalty area.
Although the continuous attack did not result in any goals, it boosted the morale of Real Sociedad fans at home. They kept singing the team song, cheering for the team and hoping that a goal would be scored soon.
But Real Madrid's goal was never lost.
Although the goalkeeper is not Casillas, Adam is not a mediocre player either.
Although Pepe is suspended, Varane is not weak, not to mention Carvalho, Ramos, Khedira and others to help with defense.
Although defensive midfielder Xabi Alonso was suspended, he was replaced by Diarra, who has better defensive ability.
Despite the loss of some of Alonso's offensive ability, the defensive capabilities of the back line formed by Diarra and Khedira are better than the combination of Khedira and Alonso.
Real Madrid played more resolutely in defensive counterattacks.
Although there were not many counterattack opportunities, once they were seized, it was enough to scare Real Sociedad, from players to fans.
Real Madrid had a counterattack in the 6th minute. If Benzema had not blocked Lu Wenbin's wonderful pass, Real Madrid would have been ahead.
Even so, Real Madrid didn't have to wait long for their first goal.
In the 17th minute, Real Sociedad, which had been attacking aggressively, still had not scored a goal, but Kaka broke through the wing and shot inside to score a goal, giving Real Madrid the first goal and the lead.
Kaka scored again in his few playing opportunities, and it was the first goal in a crucial match, causing countless Kaka fans at the scene and in front of the TV to burst into tears.
However, after falling behind, Real Sociedad's attack became more fierce.
In particular, Griezmann, a young player in Real Sociedad, is one year younger than Lu Wenbin, but he is unstoppable in the frontcourt, breaking through, grabbing points, and shooting. He is like a super fast loach, fast and slippery, making it difficult for experienced defenders such as Ramos, Carvalho, and Khedira to cope with him.
His seemingly frail body caused a lot of trouble for Real Madrid's defense.
In the 28th minute, it was Griezmann who received a pass from Prieto outside the penalty area, dribbled past Khedira, then passed the ball diagonally to Aguirreche, then he bypassed Khedira and made a wall pass with Aguirreche.
Aguirreche passed the ball in front of Griezmann at the right time. Griezmann received the ball before Varane, dribbled past Varane and entered the penalty area, then used a fake move to create a little space for Carvalho who was blocking him.
Then, without waiting for Carvalho to make amends, Griezmann poked the ball past Carvalho and straight into the far corner of the goal.
Although Adam reacted, it was too late because the distance was too close.
The ball evaded Adam's save and flew into the goal along the far post.
The 22-year-old Griezmann equalized the score for Real Sociedad, and countless Real Sociedad fans cheered and screamed in the stands, giving worshipful applause to this young genius who made his debut and became famous in Real Sociedad.
At that minute, Griezmann overshadowed the world's top star Lu Wenbin.
However, soon, Lu Wenbin used practical actions to tell everyone why he is the world's number one superstar.
In the 35th minute, Real Madrid got a chance to counterattack, but Diarra's pass to Lu Wenbin was slightly off target.
By the time he got the ball and adjusted his direction to rush towards the opponent's penalty area, the Real Sociedad's defender was already prepared.
Lu Wenbin did not force a breakthrough, but passed the ball to Kaka.
Kaka is not actually a winger, but a shooter. However, his inside route was blocked by the opponent's full-back, so he could only keep dribbling to the bottom line and finally barely kicked the ball to the middle.