November 20, 11:15 p.m., Bernabéu Stadium.
La Liga, Round 12. Real Madrid hosted Athletic Bilbao.
The score on the field was currently 1–1.
Real Madrid had broken the deadlock in the nineteenth minute of the first half, with Di Maria assisting Ibrahimovic for the goal.
But shortly before halftime, Gavilondo crossed from the left. Casillas parried the ball away, but Iraola provided the assist, and Llorente scored with a close-range shot to equalize.
After the teams switched sides for the second half, Real Madrid still held the advantage on the field, constantly attacking Athletic Bilbao and trying to breach the Basque Lions' goal. But Athletic Bilbao defended extremely well.
Nearly twenty minutes had passed in the second half, yet there was still no sign of a breakthrough. Bernabéu's fans began losing patience. One after another, they started calling for Yang Yang, who was sitting on the substitutes' bench.
"Yang Yang! Yang Yang!! Yang Yang!!!"
"Viewers watching on television should be able to hear the calls from the Real Madrid fans in the stadium."
"Yes, they're all calling for Yang Yang, hoping the head coach will make a substitution as soon as possible."
"Real Madrid's situation isn't looking good. They're currently ten points behind Barcelona, so La Liga may already be out of reach. But no one wants the team to give up this early, especially with the first El Clásico of the season coming in Round 13."
"Before El Clásico, in the round that just ended, Barcelona thrashed Almería 8–0 away from home. It was an incredible victory and the biggest win in La Liga this season."
"Messi was outstanding in that match. Not only did he score a hat-trick, he also contributed three assists, completing a double hat-trick. You could say he was the chief architect of Barcelona's