The moment the referee blew the final whistle, thunderous applause erupted throughout the Bernabéu Stadium.
Everyone in the home team's coaching area and substitutes' bench, just like the fans in the stands, made their way to the touchline and applauded the players on the pitch as well as themselves.
The scoreboard displayed the final result of the match: five to nil!
Real Madrid had once again achieved a traditional goal-fest against Barcelona!
The Barcelona players all looked extremely dejected. Most of them had their heads hanging, completely lacking in spirit.
This was hardly surprising. In their two matches against Real Madrid so far this season, they had suffered utterly crushing defeats. First, Valverde had lost 3–0 to Real Madrid at Camp Nou; now, Setién had gone to the Bernabéu and lost 5–0.
Under Yang Yang, Real Madrid had used two El Clásico matches to plunge everyone at Barcelona into despair.
The home side, by contrast, was visibly excited, whether fans, players, or staff.
Five to nil—another scoreline destined to be recorded in the football history of the two clubs.
More importantly, this was Yang Yang's first season in charge of Real Madrid.
Compared with the many people focused on the 5–0 scoreline, Yang Yang cared more about the players' performances.
Unlike their previous match against Dortmund, Real Madrid's veterans had all demonstrated their value in this game.
Suarez, Modrić, Marcelo, Ramos, and Toni Kroos—the veteran starters had all played important roles. Even Toni Kroos, whose shooting form was off, had still displayed an exceptionally high level in passing and orchestrating play.
Even Yang Yang had to admit that, at this stage, Frenkie de Jong was still inferior to Toni Kroos in passing and organization. This was the clearest gap between the Dutch midfielder and Toni Kroos.
Of course, Frenkie