Chapter 548: Reversal to Win

With the London Olympics and the European Championship in the summer of 2012, the Europa League is a tight schedule, with a short winter break and an early start to the second half of the season.

On January 3, 2012, Real Madrid's first game in 2012, the first leg of the 2011/2012 Spanish Copa del Rey 1/8 finals was played at the Bernabeu, the home of Real Madrid, against the La Liga team Malaga.

As a first-division team, Malaga will naturally not be as fishy as Bonfradina, and there are superstars such as former Bayern Munich defender Demichelis, the king of the small ban zone, Ruud van Nistelrooy, etc.

On the other hand, on the side of Real Madrid, Lu Wenbin, Ronaldo, Kaka, Benzema, Di Maria and others all have their own endorsement brand activities and various public welfare and charity activities to participate in during the winter break, and they didn't have a good rest at all.

Non-European players like Lu Wenbin and Di Maria even have to fly halfway around the world, go home for New Year's Day and then fly back to Madrid to participate in the first game of the new year.

Not only Ronaldo, Di Maria and others, but even Lu Wenbin, who has always been known for his physical fitness, was not in good shape in this game.

From the very beginning of the game, even Malaga pressed Real Madrid at the Bernabeu stadium.

In the opening ten minutes, Real Madrid did not even have a shot on goal, and even Lu Wenbin failed to get a chance to shoot under the close marking of Demichelis.

In the 10th minute, Málaga had a chance to shoot in the no-go, and although winger Isco's shot was saved by Casillas, Málaga was given a corner.

When the corner kick came in, Ruud van Nistelrooy first took two steps out of the middle of the penalty zone and lured Pepe, who was marking him, away.

Then, Ruud van Nistelrooy suddenly started to cut forward, rushed to Ramos in front of him, and before Ramos, a lion shook his head and headed the ball in the direction of the goal, and then Ruud van Nistelrooy himself fell off the line.

But the ball had already flown past Ramos' eyes, through the narrow gap between Casillas and the post.

In the 10th minute, former Real Madrid player Ruud van Nistelrooy faced his old club and scored a brilliant penalty in the small no-' zone under the mark of Pepe and Ramos, two top defenders.

The king of the small forbidden area, worthy of his name!

As a veteran of Real Madrid, Ruud van Nistelrooy did not celebrate fiercely, but the players in Malaga and a small number of away fans were very excited and celebrated fiercely.

After all, it is absolutely rare to be able to lead Real Madrid led by Lu Wenbin at the Bernabeu.

After being scored by the opponent, the Real Madrid stars finally lifted their spirits.

It would be a joke to lose to Malaga at the Bernabeu.

Moreover, if you lose at home, you may not be able to turn the tables on the road.

The safest thing is to ensure that you win at home and win away from home.

Spirited, Real Madrid attacked sharply and created a series of shooting opportunities for the next ten minutes.

However, Lu Wenbin's shot luck was not good today, and one of his shots in the forbidden area was actually hit on the post and bounced off the bottom line.

Another shot from Benzema, which was completed, hit the plane.

Real Madrid were unlucky, while Malaga was unlucky.

In the 29th minute, Málaga won another corner.

After the corner, Casillas made a mistake and collided with Ramos, not only failed to hold the ball, but barely hit the ball to the feet of Málaga striker Fernandez in the forbidden area.

With such a big gift, Fernandez naturally did not waste it.

Without waiting for the other Real Madrid players to come up, Fernandes didn't wait for the ball to hit the ground, and volleyed the ball into Real Madrid's goal.

Real Madrid fell 2-0 down to visitors Malaga at their home stadium, and the players and fans of Malaga celebrated wildly in the stadium at the Bernabeu, causing a wave of boos from the Real Madrid fans in the stands.

The Real Madrid players on the pitch were finally all enraged.

In the first game of 2012, Real Madrid could lose to Malaga, the 8th-ranked mid-table team in La Liga, and have a new year to start the new year, and it was still on their home turf?

It's simply unacceptable.

Coupled with Mourinho, who was thunderous on the sidelines, Real Madrid's players couldn't do it without hard work.

If you take a lazy walk on the pitch again, you may be beaten by Mourinho.

In the next ten minutes of the first half, Real Madrid finally played with momentum, pressed Malaga back, and pressed the opponent in the Malaga half.

In the 36th minute, Real Madrid finally scored.

And it was Lu Wenbin who scored the goal.

Although Lu Wenbin's condition is not good, he is still above the level.

Di Maria played a long diagonal pass from the flank of midfield and hoisted the ball near the top of the arc in the big box.

Lu Wenbin unloaded the ball and knocked the ball past a defender next to him, then turned and brushed past his opponent, and then grabbed the shot before another defender grabbed it.

The ball slipped through the no-ken' zone against the turf and into the far corner of the goal against the post.

Although goalkeeper Caballero made a save, Lu Wenbin's shot was too awkward, and in the end he couldn't reach it, and he could only watch the ball go into the net.

Real Madrid finally pulled back a point thanks to Lu Wenbin's goal, and the score of the two teams was 1-2.

The morale of the Real Madrid team that scored the goal was greatly boosted, and they made persistent efforts, and at the end of the first half, Lu Wenbin broke through the defense of Malaga with a straight kick, and Benzema successfully countered offside and volleyed into the near corner of the small forbidden area.

With Lu Wenbin's pass and shot, Real Madrid finally equalized, and the stands of the Bernabeu also resounded with applause from the fans.

At half-time, Jose Mourinho was in the dressing room to criticize the performance of the Real Madrid team in the first 30 minutes of the first half.

Of course, the performance in the next 15 minutes was also praised.

Finally, Mourinho said that if this game cannot be won, then everyone should not think about the holiday, and the plan to take a day off after this game has been cancelled.

This is nothing short of bad news for the Real Madrid players.

Originally, the winter break was short, and everyone hurried back to participate in the first race of the new year, and everyone was very tired, which was also one of the reasons for everyone's poor performance.

Everyone wants to have a good rest tomorrow and get some sleep or something.

If there is no holiday tomorrow, it will be a bolt from the blue.

Therefore, after a 15-minute break, in the second half of the game, the Real Madrid players used all their energy to fight, to grab, to run, to fight for fleeting opportunities.

Although the state is still not good, at least the fighting spirit is there.

In the 63rd minute, Lu Wenbin emptied the right side of Malaga's defense through continuous passing organization, and Di Maria cut inside on the right side and scored.

Real Madrid finally came back from behind 3-2.

In the 80th minute, Lu Wenbin's breakthrough personally created a free kick and scored it himself.

Lu Wenbin scored a brace and helped Real Madrid lead Málaga 4-2.

The score of 4-2 was maintained until the end, Real Madrid finally did not overturn at home, with Lu Wenbin's brace and an assist, and a goal from Di Maria, they defeated Malaga 4-2 at home and won the first leg of the Copa del Rey 1/8 finals.