Balance is the most widely used word in football slang and the one that fits like a glove to the most recent Real Madrid, who arrived between criticism and poor results at the international break, but has returned with a solid and effective version in all areas of the field. Destroyed the Shakhtar, Ancelotti found the most suitable alignment and kept it in the Camp Nou. The Barça It was not as easy as the Ukrainian team. Not especially difficult either. Since the withdrawal, the general cohesion and a high average score, Madrid controlled the game without resorting to possession.
Gone are the days of Madrid insecure in defensive matters. He started the season with a festive attack and a weak response from the defensive system. In midfield, the absence of Kroos it damaged the architecture of the game. Modric, Casemiro and Kroos have been part of an extraordinary line for years. It suffers when one of them is missing. Not even age can with its mark on the field. They have hardly any competition in the squad.
Madrid did not give Shakhtar a chance. Courtois he did not make a stop at the Camp Nou. He picked up the ball from the net after the goal of Omen in the last moment of the meeting and little else. Militao and Praise they imposed themselves on the forwards with great authority. The sides came out vindicated. Mendy won your account to Dest and Lucas Vazquez the game ended in a big way. He scored the second goal after dominating the right side from start to finish.
Nobody stood out especially, but they all played well. It is the news of the current version of Real Madrid, that of the alignment that is recited by heart, the absence of surprises and the forgetfulness of Hazard and Bale. They can recover with peace of mind. They are not missed. They started out as headlines in Mendizorroza, but Real Madrid feel safer these days with Rodrygo and above all with Vinicius.
The young Brazilian embittered the first part to Mingueza, replaced at halftime, and confirmed his new relationship with the game: more confident, natural and productive. He explained it in his intervention in the first goal. Praise intercepted Memphis and he galloped – the Barça striker became the longuis and did not chase him – after leaving the ball at the feet of Vinicius, who drove. Continuing the play with a vertical pass to Alaba made sense, but was more predictable. Crossing a 30-meter pass to the opposite side, where Rodrygo was alone, meant more difficulty and also the possibility of disarming Barça’s defensive retreat.
Vinicius chose the crossed pass, in the middle of the race and with his left leg, a pass that found the defense in underpants. The rest – the control of Rodrygo, the excellent pass to Alaba and the violent precision of the Austrian in the auction – crowned the beauty of a play that in another time probably would have been blocked when passing through Vinicius. It was another Vinicius, younger, insecure and disputed. The one that has emerged this season offers great guarantees in all aspects, including those that seemed out of reach, such as perimeter intelligence and the finesse to understand the game. As it shows, that play, decisive in the Camp Nou.
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