“Before you took out two points at Madrid and are now three”. An arithmetic faultless, but misleading William Love, sports director of the club, after the puncture barca in Seville. Also the only way to increase the pressure on Madrid, since midnight yesterday depends upon himself to conquer this League that has gone hand in hand. Expected tonight is in yours after the duel more demanding of those who will remain, to a Real-wavers (follow the game live in AS.com) but that has already cattle this year at the Bernabeu and that it is maintained invicta before the great in Anoeta.
Two games, a point, a goal and a phrase, Imanol Sheriff, after the defeat in Mendizorroza: “The confinement has been fatal”. The pandemic has been lead for the Royal Society, that in march, as I walked like a shot: six straight wins and an undeserved defeat at the Camp Nou, penalty discussed. But the draw against Osasuna and lto defeat in front of the Alavs in the return of LaLiga would have been taken out of the Champions league and we have been engulfed in a kind of minidepresión that has to do with the lack of experience (the youngest team in First with a ten under the age of 25 years) and with Odegaard.
The foci of the matchas all of this season before the Madrid, point to the Norwegian. Contractually he concluded his commitment at the end of the season and must return to Madrid, though the Real appeal to a verbal agreement to keep him one more year and the player has not received guarantees from entering the Bernabeu with the role of undisputed, what inclined to defer in a season in his return. The Madrid is also for this reason.
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Odegaard has participated in six out of every ten goals of the team this season, superior to those of Messi or Benzema, but chains six matches without scoring or assisting. Have lost the angel and his team accuses him. Only Messi scores more passes in the area and this ability to filter the balls in the ground of the truth has given many points to the team from san sebastian. Now less walk fine.
He also pays the price of the injuries. Tonight lack Illarramendi, Guevara, Sangalli and Barrenetxea, more Zaldua, expelled in Mendizorroza. To change back Merino, one of the figures of 3-4 at the Bernabeu the last February 6 that left Madrid out of the Cup. That afternoon Isak scored two goals and gave another. Imanol is still not seen as nine of reference. Has scored 14 goals, more than anyone else in the team, in 36 games, but 22 of them came from the bench.
Two victories and six goals
The Madrid is at the other end. Two wins and six goals in the postpandemia and an overall strengthening of the template with the recovery of Hazard, and Asensio. Iven has overcome the lack of goal with a cast unprecedented: twenty players have been flagged this season, record League. All in all, Benzema continues to be a crucial and don’t have more respite to improvise with Asensio, that has just played there, eventually, in the Selection, or to pull Mariano, that has already overcome his injury, but he has only played 65 minutes in a year. The spaniard could premiering as a holder in the right band, a role in which depreciates a lot Valverde. The plaza is littered with candidates (own Asensio, Vinicius, Bale…) and uncertainties. The rest doesn’t seem that ZIdane go to playing too much taking into account that lto Real is the adversary most complicated of the nine days outstanding.
The Madrid, despite the results, it also has black dots. Only threw six times against Eibar, when its average more than 15 shots per game. Against Valencia climbed to 19but almost half came from outside the area, where their low efficiency significantly: four goals throughout the course by twelve of the club. Other data, however, talk about good timing: a 91% of success in the passes, and a recovery high (41 meters of their goal on average). The second part against Valencia, in addition, added a lot to their side, whose average position is almost exceeded that of Asensio or Hazard, the ends that led to the crash.
Is adventure, then, a duel between two teams very territorial. The Royal walk in possession for over Madrid (57% to 56%) and very even in development, and Imanol he has taken the measure to the white team, with three victories in the last four matches. Anoeta regret the emptiness of their stands.
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