Yang Yang ultimately escaped punishment.
The Football Association held a press conference the next day, stating that after reviewing the relevant footage and consulting Yang Yang by phone, they believed that Yang Yang had tried to appease the Barcelona fans, but had not intended to provoke them in any way. They accepted Yang Yang's explanation.
Aside from Marca and AS, numerous media outlets, including El País and ABC, criticized the Catalan media, believing that they had been overly sensitive and might even have deliberately tried to incite conflict by forcing Yang Yang into the role of a target.
However, with the Football Association stepping in, the incident was quickly put to rest.
After the El Clásico, La Liga was suspended for two weeks for National Team match day.
As the saying went, fortunes changed with time.
Real Madrid had been unstoppable in the first half of the season, but after the winter break, they had quickly fallen into an injury crisis and a slump in form. Even so, under Yang Yang's leadership, the team had withstood the pressure, maintained their lead over Barcelona, and ultimately defeated them 4–1 in El Clásico, restoring a seven-point advantage and dealing Barcelona's morale a severe blow.
During the following two weeks of National Team match day, Real Madrid's players generally performed well. Several of the team's injured players also returned, including James Rodríguez, who was once again cleared to play.
Barcelona, on the other hand, suffered a setback when Alba was injured and substituted in the seventy-seventh minute of Spain's match against Ukraine. The initial diagnosis was a groin injury, and he was expected to be sidelined for two to three weeks.
Alba was not the only one injured. Messi was also hurt during training with the Argentina National Team.
According to Argentina's Olé,