The first half ended 0–1, and Real Madrid returned to the dressing room one goal down.
Yang Yang and Zidane lagged behind the rest of the team, quietly discussing the situation in the first half all the way back.
The moment they entered the dressing room, they immediately felt the anxious atmosphere.
After all, their opponents this time were Ancelotti and Bayern Munich.
A team that had just crushed Arsenal 10–2 on aggregate over two legs in the Round of 16.
Yang Yang and Zidane exchanged a glance. The French Bald Qiang raised his eyebrows encouragingly, signaling for Yang Yang to go first.
When it came to status in this dressing room, Zidane really was inferior to Yang Yang.
This was not because of any difference in their positions or titles, but because Yang Yang had earned his prestige by fighting alongside everyone for many years—a prestige that no Head Coach, not even Real Madrid's management, could afford to ignore.
"We were just saying how similar our approach in the first half was to our opponents'. Our attacking approach was similar, and so was our defending."
Yang Yang walked toward his teammates with a wry smile. He was not only a player but also the team's Chief Assistant Coach, and he often spoke in the dressing room. The Real Madrid players also listened to him closely.
"Bayern Munich are playing at home, and from the very beginning, they placed great importance on pressing high up the pitch. Clearly, they wanted to seize the initiative. They did that better than we did, and the most obvious reflection of that was in possession. We were roughly fifteen percentage points behind them."
That was the detailed data Yang Yang had obtained from David Bettoni outside moments earlier.
"They placed great importance on