Cold night, cold stadium, cold players. This was the first half at the Bernabéu, with an Alavés who had a hard time keeping their hopes up and a Madrid who could tell from PSG in their faces and attitudes. Heavy night, with Alavés waiting and Vinicius trying to raise spirits with some attempts that didn’t work out. And very occasionally an occasion from Alavés. Whistle blew when Madrid retired to the locker room, and perhaps that’s why he came back demanding more. We already saw some races, some unchecking… But the one who broke the game was Asensio with a clean shot from the alley of the eighth, his favorite area.
I liked less his overacting demanding more encouragement. At this time we all know that at the Bernabéu it’s the other way around, it’s the team that encourages the public, not the public the team. And the public is encouraged with attitude, verve and artistry, not laziness. with stuff like that A great goal from Asensio, who a minute earlier had put Pere Pons in a confusion one-on-one against Courtois, which did not end in a goal by a hair. Error, of course, long corrected by that goal that opened the can. Di Stéfano said that the first goal is worth three, and yesterday it was confirmed. Asensio’s shot forced Alavés to move and from there to 3-0 everything was pedaling downhill.
And we must stop at the second goal, worthy of being hung in the Prado Museum. A goal to watch with waltz music, artistic play between Valverde, Asensio and Benzema well crowned by Vinicius, who deserved this award for all his previous efforts. And at the very end, the penalty, which Benzema converted. Once again we saw a Madrid in trouble against a tight, easy and happy defense with ground ahead. With everything, 3-0 is a nice result, symmetrical to that achieved by Atlético in Pamplona, with a jewel there too, this one by Luis Suárez. The two teams from Madrid achieved a calm that they needed.
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