Robben's goal caused Mallorca to fall behind by two goals in the first half. Before entering the locker room, Mallorca's players showed signs of frustration.
They did not think that they had the absolute strength to defeat Real Madrid.
But when Real Madrid was in a period of turmoil, coupled with the impact of injuries and the fact that the rear defensive line was almost praised as a "tofu dregs project" in the first half, they thought that they still had the strength to fight Real Madrid.
Qin Xiong's passes and shots made them feel extremely regretful.
At the end of last year, the major media outlets were still promoting Qin Xiong's glory days as a thing of the past.
It would be difficult for Qin Xiong, who had recovered from his injury, to reach his former heights.
But the 45 minutes of today's game made Mallorca's players realize that he was back!
The fearsome China Magic Dragon who wreaked havoc on the green field was back!
They used to be weak in front of him, and now they were still vulnerable in front of him!
What should they do in the second half?
No one knew.
Real Madrid appeared calm during the halftime break.
No one would be complacent and complacent just because they were ahead of Mallorca.
They had seen the scenery of the peak of the green world. How could they be nostalgic for the scenery of the mountainside?
Just like Qin Xiong, who returned to the field with focus and did not forget his original intention to continue to work hard. Real Madrid's teammates respected Qin Xiong from the bottom of their hearts because Qin Xiong's pursuit of football infected every teammate.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
Mallorca appeared to be trembling with fear and could not control the situation on the field. Real Madrid threatened Mallorca's goal by constantly creating opportunities.
With the victory of the previous two tough battles, the accumulation of confidence from defeating Valencia and Villarreal, and the recovery of the team's tacit understanding, Real Madrid could not be said to have returned to the super high technical and tactical level of last season.
But Mallorca's poor defense allowed Real Madrid's offense to play as well as before in this game.
The fire of war had been burning in Mallorca's half of the field.
Long shots, individual breakthroughs, and team pass and cut coordination. Real Madrid did not waste a single second to create an offensive, beating Mallorca until he had no room to breathe.
In the 63rd minute of the match, Qin Xiong received Marcelo's cross from the bottom and blocked the ball out of the penalty area with his back. This was a fake ball that he gave to Snede. Snede received the ball and directly volleyed it!
The ball that bounced off the ground and flew towards the goal was hastily blocked by Awat, and Raúl deftly shot the ball into the goal in front of the goal!
"Raúl scored! Raúl, who had played his 500th match in La Liga, scored in a milestone match! He sealed the victory for Real Madrid!
In a difficult season for Real Madrid, there was still a great player like Raúl who was quietly working hard. This was the glory of Real Madrid!
Let us pay our respects to Raúl!
A veteran of 500 matches in La Liga! "
His teammates clustered around Raúl to congratulate him on his goal. Raúl appeared very calm and restrained.
After more than a decade of ups and downs in Real Madrid, Raúl naturally understood what the club's current situation meant. For the team, there would not be a good outcome!
Any outcome would hurt the team's interests. This was something that he could not change as the captain. This was what made him, a player with the blood of Real Madrid flowing in his veins, truly heartbroken.
Mallorca lost the courage to fight back and began to passively defend.
Real Madrid dominated the game more easily, but in order to avoid injury, everyone also reduced individual breakthroughs and used team cooperation to create opportunities for long shots outside the penalty area.
In the 76th minute of the game, Qin Xiong received Raúl's return pass from the outside and curled the ball into Mallorca's goal.
There was not enough applause in the stands to create momentum, and nearly half of the home team's fans also left the field.
The scene was a little cold and cheerless. Real Madrid's big victory over Mallorca seemed to have become insignificant.
Real Madrid's competitive state, which had won three consecutive games, was obviously back to normal, but the media would not pay attention to this. They did not even bother to praise Real Madrid.
The outside world was concerned about how Real Madrid's high-level scandal would end!
When Real Madrid's players returned to Madrid, they learned that their arch-rival, Barcelona, had completed a 3: 2 reversal at Osasuna's home ground!
It was still an eight-point difference!
Before getting off the bus, Raúl spoke to the team, hoping that the team would not be too concerned about Barcelona's results. At this stage, Real Madrid needed to focus on themselves!
Qin Xiong had always been focused. He focused on himself and did not care much about the storm in the outside world.
However, the dark clouds in the sky above Bernabéu did not disperse.
If there were still people who thought that the storm of public opinion against Calderón's leadership of the management was just a small wave, then it was too naive.
Unexpectedly, Marca seemed to have completely changed sides and published Real Madrid's "dirty linen" as if they wanted to see the world in chaos!
On January 15, other media had already disclosed that Marca was carrying out a "reverse card campaign"!
And the driving force behind the scenes was Florentino, who had tacitly targeted the 2010 Real Madrid presidential election!
Florentino's upcoming comeback was no secret. Calderón had accused Florentino more than once of playing tricks behind the scenes and wanting to start a "coup d 'état" in Real Madrid.
Florentino's last appearance caused a sensation. At that time, he met with Zidane and Ronaldo in Morocco. This was considered by people to be Florentino's publicity for his comeback.
Another thing that showed Florentino's determination to make a comeback was that he had recently hired a senior reporter from Spanish TV to be the director of the media department of ACS Construction Group. The reporter's name was Juan Diaz, and he had worked for Marca for 10 years.
The Spanish media revealed that Juan Díaz was involved in Marca's recent "reverse card campaign."
It was worth mentioning that this was almost the same as Florentino's plan ten years ago. In 1998, Florentino prepared for his own candidacy for Real Madrid's presidential election. At that time, he first signed Marca's reporter, Joaquín Marotto, to be the head of the media department of the ACS group to build momentum for his campaign.
There was news that Florentino was likely to join forces with the former Spanish Prime Minister, Asnar, to strive to regain control of Real Madrid.
On the afternoon of January 15, Calderón held a high-level meeting at the club. The meeting lasted for more than four hours.
What was to come would come.
From the previous lawsuit of "using public office for private gain" in credit card spending, to the suspicion of tampering with votes to steal the president's throne, to the collaboration with extreme fan organizations to disrupt the general meeting, to the "black gold" scandal in the transfer market and a series of negative events, it was finally time for Calderón to give everyone an explanation.
At six o 'clock in the evening on January 16, Real Madrid would hold a press conference at the club!
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