After winning at home to Real Sociedad, Real Madrid reached 39 points, temporarily climbing to the top of the table on the premise of the first round.

In other matches

, Atletico beat Rayo Vallecano 2-0 away and scored by Correa and Griezmann respectively, bringing the number of points to 40 points and regaining the top spot.

Barca host 11th-ranked Real Betis, and thanks to goals from Messi and Suarez, the red and blue won 4-0 at home, the same points as Real Madrid, both with 39 points.

Fourth-place Celta Vigo was in turbulent form, beating Athletic Bilbao 1-0 at home and failing to keep up with the top three in the Western Premier League.

This is Benitez's last game, and only Jiang Ge and Benitez themselves know it.

After the game, Jiang Ge took off his shirt and gave it to Benitez, and signed it on it.

Because of the hat-trick, Jiang Ge got the match ball, and he also gave the ball to Benitez.

At first, the teammates were not impressed, but when they found that Jiang Ge's actions were somewhat abnormal, they all realized that something big might happen.

Back in the dressing room, when all the players were gathered, Benitez seemed to have difficulty speaking his words.

After struggling for a long time, he said a few words: "I love Real Madrid!"

Jiang Ge took the lead, the players applauded, and the head coach suddenly said something like this, something big must happen.

Benitez did not explain, Jiang Ge did not break, and the atmosphere in the entire dressing room seemed a little strange.

Benitez first found Jiang Ge, he still held Jiang Ge's jersey in his hand, first hugged the latter, and then patted his shoulder and said:

"Jiang, you are an amazing player, it is my honor to work with you!"

Benitez is clearly speaking from an outsider's point of view, how is this like the manager's speaking style?

"Coach, you are the best coach in the world, I always think so!"

Jiang Ge gave Benitez a thumbs up.

Benitez hugged each of the players one after another, and his mouth was full of words of blessing.

Everyone knows that the manager is saying goodbye and it seems that he knows he has been fired.

It was only then that assistant coach Zidane understood that, in his current capacity, he was not qualified to know the decisions of the top.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Benitez walked out of the dressing room first, and his tears could no longer be held back the moment he went out.

Later, Real Madrid published an announcement on its official website thanking manager Benitez for his outstanding contribution to the team, and by consensus, he was no longer the head coach of Real Madrid, and his position was temporarily replaced by Zidane.

Benitez announced his departure from Real Madrid in an Instagram late at night, saying that it was still his dream to manage Real Madrid, although the first meeting was not very pleasant.

Fast forward to 2016!

After a short two-day holiday, the 18th round of La Liga began.

Barca challenged arch-rivals Espanyol and MSN started together, with the two sides contributing a total of nine yellow cards in 95 minutes of fierce battle, but did not contribute a single goal.

The first game of the new year failed to get off to a good start, with Barca taking one point from their arch-rivals.

Atletico host bottom-ranked Levante and the top team host the vice-captain, expecting a big victory, Atletico only took the lead in the 82nd minute and they also kept the lead until the end, another 1-0 game.

Benitez leaves class on New Year's Eve, and Real Madrid's top brass may want to make a good start to the New Year.

Zidane's first training session was a bit bizarre, and although it wasn't his first time leading the team, he is now the team's head coach, no longer an assistant coach.

Temporarily corrected, Zidane may also need time to adjust to his new identity

, coincidentally, Real Madrid's opponent in this round is Valencia.

This is not the most coincidental, but even more coincidentally, the Valencia manager is also a novice!

To be precise, Valencia manager Gary Neville became the club's manager a month earlier than Zidane.

Gary Neville signed Valencia on 2 December 2015, while Zidane became Real Madrid manager on 1 January 2016.

Two newbies together, the world of football is so wonderful.

Zidane is also truly possessed, meeting a new coach in his career debut, and not meeting old churros like Simeone or Enrique.

Jiang Ge from 2022 knows that the name Gary Neville is really known to the world in two stages

, one stage is the captain of Manchester United, he has played for Manchester United for 20 years! Another stage is Sky Sports' football commentator.

As a manager, Gary Neville is clearly a typical example of failure, more famous than powerful, and was fired after only 3 months in Valencia, he is probably the most "short-lived" La Liga coach.

Away to 11th-ranked Valencia, Zidane's starting formation is 4-2-3-1, Jiang Ge suddenly in the front, the central midfield personnel are neat, and the starting lineup is not difficult to choose.

Valencia's side is full of injured soldiers, and Gary Neville has not many players available.

Portugal's rising star Joao Cancelo leads the line, along with De Paul, who won the World Cup with Messi in 2022, at the age of 21.

The two sides are on par, the two sides are just doing it, and the two novice managers can't play any advanced tactics.

In the 17th minute, Di Maria assisted Jiang Ge to score a goal, and Real Madrid led 1-0 to end the first half.

At the start of the second half, Valencia young striker Joao Cancelo went into the Real Madrid penalty area and faced his compatriots, Pepe directly kicked Cancelo down.

The Yellow Dot package was served, and Parejo's penalty was sent in to equalise for Valencia.

In the 70th minute, Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic was sent off for a rough foul and sent off with a straight red card, Real Madrid played one less man, and the balance of power between the two sides was broken.

Valencia then pressed aggressively on the attack, and the holes in the back line were exposed at this time.

Real Madrid, who was focused on playing a defensive counterattack, finally had a good opportunity in the 83rd minute

, Valencia's shot was saved, Navas took the opportunity to launch a quick counterattack

, Kroos, Bell and Jiang Ge three ran in front, Isco's foot ball was sent

to Kroos, Kroos seemed to pass the ball to Jiang Ge, but at the end he gave the ball to Bale on the left wing

, in the high-speed run, Bale played an arc ball, The ball streaked past Valencia's goal and into the net from the far end of the goal!

2:1, Real Madrid took the lead again.

Shortly after Real Madrid took the lead, Valencia full-back Rodrigo pressed on the assist in front and crossed the pitch with a diagonal long pass, while

the small winger Alcácer on the other side received the ball, broke through Danilo and scored the ball!

At 2:2, Valencia tied the score again.

This score was also maintained until the end.

In the end, Real Madrid drew away to Valencia and only picked up one point, and Zidane's Real Madrid debut did not usher in the start that fans had expected.

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