Tomorrow Real Madrid seeks to equal the 43 games without losing in the League, or what is the same to equal the absolute record held by Barcelona coached by Ernesto Valverde, a mark that was achieved between April 2017 and May 2018. The previous record is achieved Real Sociedad had and it went back to 30 unbeaten days in the 80s. The team that broke the Barça streak was Paco López’s surprising Levante.
The last time the white team suffered a defeat in the League was on the sixth matchday of last season, 2023-2024, when Atlético beat them 3-1 at the Metropolitano with two goals from Álvaro Morata and one from Griezmann . In the entire season they only added one other defeat, again against Atlético, but in the Copa del Rey, in the quarterfinals. In the current season the whites have already lost once, but it was against French Lille at home (1-0) on the second day of the Champions League.
The classic comes to Madrid three points behind Barcelona after an irregular campaign with better results than game. The comeback victory on Tuesday against Dortmund (five goals in the second half) raised the morale of Real Madrid fans, who have seen their team win the last four official matches against Barça, although they lost the summer friendly in New Jersey. However, the downturn came hours later, when it was learned that two important pieces of the team, Thibaut Courtois and Rodrygo Goes, were injured against the Germans.
Madrid has won the last four official classics, but lost the friendly in New Jersey
The Belgian goalkeeper has an adductor injury in his left leg and will be out for two to three weeks. This is his second mishap of the season as he had already missed two other games. Last season he spent it practically without playing because he broke his cruciate in the preseason. He reappeared for the last six and started in the Champions League final. The Belgian was in splendid form. His place will be for Lunin, who renewed in the summer after having a good last season, relegating Kepa to the bench.
The second player that Carlo Ancelotti loses for the classic is Rodrygo Goes, who suffered a muscle problem in the sprint he did to recover the ball in the play that led to Lucas Vázquez’s goal, Madrid’s third and the one that completed the comeback against Dortmund.
Rodrygo suffers a femoral biceps injury and will be absent from the playing fields for three weeks
The medical report issued yesterday confirmed that the Brazilian player has a tear in his right femoral biceps. He will be absent from the playing fields for about three weeks and Madrid is no longer expecting him until after the next national team break, on Saturday, November 24 in Butarque against Leganés. It so happens that if the deadlines are met, the player could reappear with his national team before with his club.
Rodrygo did not have a guaranteed start on Saturday because Anceloti was contemplating whether to play with a 4-3-3, like against Dortmund, or with a 4-2-2, a scheme that he has already used this season to reinforce the midfield with a fourth midfielder. In those cases, the one sacrificed was always Rodrygo because Mbappé and Vinícius seem untouchable up front. Madrid’s hopes are above all to improve the defensive system (which has conceded a lot this season) with a game in a middle block that seeks to hurt Barcelona with quick transitions thanks to the speed of Vinícius, in great form and unstoppable for Dortmund in the second half. The Brazilian destroyed them with two goals on the run in the last five minutes of play.
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Four arrested for inciting hatred against Vinícius
The Police arrested four Atlético fans yesterday for launching a hate campaign on social networks in which they encouraged racist insults against the Real Madrid player Vinícius, days before the derby. Those arrested are charged with an alleged crime of inciting hatred. More arrests are not ruled out, according to the Madrid Police Headquarters.
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