On the evening of March 1, at the Bernabéu Stadium, Real Madrid hosted Las Palmas in the twenty-fifth round of La Liga.
Having fought on multiple fronts in succession, Real Madrid once again made extensive changes to their lineup, striving to be in better shape for the Champions League knockout stage.
Just thirty-five seconds into the match, Morata put the ball into the net for Real Madrid, but the goal was ruled out for offside.
In the eighth minute, De Bruyne sent a through ball forward. Isco beat the offside trap and slotted home one-on-one to make it 1–0.
Two minutes later, Las Palmas equalized.
Neither side managed to score again after that. It was not until the seventy-sixth minute of the second half that Real Madrid made a substitution, sending Yang Yang on as a substitute.
Five minutes later, Yang Yang went down inside the penalty area. The referee made a wrong call and did not award a penalty. Soon afterward, De Bruyne sent a precise diagonal cross from the right, setting up a superb assist. Yang Yang smashed the ball home from near the penalty spot, putting Real Madrid ahead once more.
Then, from a corner, Yang Yang rose at the near post near the edge of the six-yard box and powered a header past his opponent, securing the victory.
In the end, Real Madrid defeated Las Palmas 3–1, thanks to Yang Yang's brace after coming on as a substitute.
It was also Yang Yang's second consecutive match as a substitute, and he had scored braces in both games.
As a result, after the match, major media outlets once again scrambled to hype the so-called Yang Yang crisis, claiming that Real Madrid had become excessively dependent on him.
"Without Yang Yang, Real Madrid have completely forgotten how to