Crazy Real Madrid!
Crazy Yang Yang!
The day after Real Madrid crushed Barcelona 5–0 at the Bernabéu Stadium, almost every media outlet in the world was stunned by the match.
France Team Report stated that this was a match beyond description, that Real Madrid was a team impossible not to admire, and that Yang Yang was a player impossible not to respect.
"At the Bernabéu Stadium, Yang Yang led Real Madrid in a crazy performance. After the 5–0 result in the first leg, there is already no suspense left for the second-leg battle at Camp Nou."
"A five-goal advantage is enormous. This is the biggest semifinal scoreline since the Champions League restructuring. No team had ever completed such a terrifying massacre in the semifinals before, let alone against top giants like Real Madrid and Barcelona. That makes it even rarer."
France Team Report stated clearly that Real Madrid had essentially secured its place in the final, and that this match would be remembered in both clubs' histories because of the lopsided scoreline, becoming a classic showdown. Moreover, in Champions League history, no team had ever overturned a five-goal deficit from the first leg.
"Real Madrid's advancement is as certain as anything."
France Team Report also cited statistics from the famous British data company OPTA to analyze the match. Barcelona had enjoyed 67 percent possession, while Real Madrid had only 33 percent. Yet in terms of chances created, Real Madrid had taken seventeen shots, while Barcelona had managed only four. Real Madrid had scored five goals; Barcelona had scored none.
Besides comparing the two teams, it also compared their star players. Yang Yang had been Real Madrid's chief hero in the victory. Not only had he scored a hat-trick, but he had also assisted Ibrahimovic's goal and orchestrated Robben's. It could