Uncrowned King

When Yang Yang scored one goal and provided four assists at the Bernabéu Stadium, leading Real Madrid to a 7–0 home demolition of Villarreal and producing their most exhilarating attacking display of the season, Barcelona also defeated Racing Santander 4–0 at home.

Messi performed well in this match and assisted his team's final goal, but he failed to score himself.

In the end, Barcelona's biggest star could only watch helplessly as Yang Yang raced away with twenty-one league goals, widening the scoring gap between the two superstars to four goals.

After this round of matches, Yang Yang received a tidal wave of praise from media outlets around the world.

Villarreal were by no means a weak team, yet Real Madrid had thrashed them 7–0 at home, demonstrating the sheer firepower of their attack. Yang Yang had also been the most active superstar on the pitch; it could even be said that he had single-handedly directed the team's offensive play.

After the match, numerous media outlets, including Marca, AS, and El País, lavished praise on Yang Yang's performance, devoting extensive coverage to his display, especially his noble gesture of twice giving penalty kicks to his teammates.

AS believed that Yang Yang was using his personal charisma to gradually become the king of Real Madrid's dressing room.

"Perhaps Real Madrid's captain will still be a local leader, but there is no doubt that Yang Yang is gradually pulling ahead of everyone else and becoming the Uncrowned King of the Bernabéu dressing room."

"He relies not only on his performances on the pitch, but also on his admirable personal charisma."

Marca subsequently conducted a survey and found that more than 85 percent of Real Madrid fans believed Yang Yang was the superstar among the current squad most suited to becoming the team's leader.