The old and beloved Athletic Club left a good aroma at the Bernabéu. He went from less to more, he endured the good first 20 minutes of Madrid with serenity and then to equalize the game to end up being clearly superior. He lost because it cost him the goal, it is nothing new. Iñaki Williams is a fast and threatening forward, but imprecise in front of goal. Muniain played a lot of game and is excellent in the free kicks to the area, but he has been moving away from the goal. Raúl García continues to be the great threat, but he has a birthday and the games are long for him. Still he had the clearest chance, but it was stopped by Courtois.
Courtois was the man of the night. With that stop and two more, the game decided. He compensated for the deficits of Madrid, which is noticing the abuse that Ancelotti is committing with its holders. They trust the best people much more than those who come later, so the best play everything, and it also turns out that most of them also play with their national teams, so that as the season progresses, the games are noticed. , the trips, the blows. Athletic does not have better players than Madrid, but they ended up playing better and not only because of the good order that Marcelino provides, but above all because of energy.
Saving the right wing, where Asensio and Rodrygo alternate (without breaking either of them) and while Carvajal (who has a good replacement in Lucas Vázquez) recovers or not his form, the rest of the line-up is immovable. The question is how long can they hold out at this rate of two games a week, between the League, the Champions League and FIFA. Yesterday he gave him 20 good minutes, a balanced middle phase and 20 final minutes at the mercy of Athletic, although it is true that the soft drinks did not remedy the downturn. The float was Courtois. Madrid wins and escapes, but does not finish convincing. And to say it all, the defense does not give peace of mind.
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