In the fifth minute of Injury Time, Real Madrid launched another attack into the final third and broke forward rapidly. Yang Yang attempted a Forceful Breakthrough through Pique in the center, but the Barcelona center-back fouled him and sent him tumbling to the ground. Players from both sides immediately began arguing.
The Barcelona players believed Yang Yang had deliberately gone down to waste time, while the Real Madrid players believed it had been a foul and that Real Madrid should have been awarded a free kick. In the end, the referee, Bobalan, glanced at the time. It was already the sixth minute of Injury Time, so he blew the final whistle without hesitation.
The moment the whistle sounded, the players from both sides immediately lowered their weapons.
Thunderous cheers rang out throughout the Bernabéu Stadium, while the Barcelona players hung their heads in dejection.
The scoreboard displayed the final result: four to two. As international convention dictated, the home team came first and the visiting team second.
Real Madrid had scored twice at the start of the first half and twice at the start of the second, while Barcelona had paid the price for conceding early in both halves. In the sixty-sixth minute of the second half, Xavi unleashed a long-range shot from outside the penalty area. It struck Marcelo's leg and changed direction, curling straight into the goal.
The shot was credited as a long-range goal for Xavi, but Casillas was extremely frustrated. If it had not struck Marcelo's leg, a shot like that would never have pierced his Five Finger Peak.
But regardless, Real Madrid had won!
Four to two. It had been an intense and spectacular match, with plenty of tactical and technical quality.
Starting in the sixtieth minute of the second half, Real Madrid brought on