Madrid faces the challenge of winning the Spanish Super Cup for the second time in Arabia (It would be his twelfth title) assuming that on the way he will have to play it in a Classic against Xavi’s Barça (next Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.) and in case of winning a derby against Atleti del Cholo or another classic of our football against Athletic Bilbao, on Sunday 16 (19:30). But far from being intimidated by that double wall of considerable height, for Ancelotti’s troops it is an added stimulus that the rivals are of thunderbolt. This season the great enemies considered ‘top’ are very good at whites and his only setbacks have been precisely against lower-ranking rivals who have disarmed him with the tactic of waiting for him crouching behind. In fact, his only official defeats of the course have been against the Moldovan Sheriff, Espanyol and Getafe.
But nevertheless, of the teams considered strong, Madrid always came out with flying colors or, at most, gave up a draw. It was the case of Villarreal at the Bernabéu (0-0). But he already beat Barça in the same Campo Nou (1-2, goals from Alaba and Lucas Vázquez), Sevilla at the Bernabéu (1-0, Benzema), and Betis at Benito Villamarín (0-1, Carvajal) , to Real Sociedad in Anoeta (0-2, Vinicius and Jovic), to Atleti in the Bernabéu (2-0, Benzema and Asensio), to Valencia also in Chamartín (4-1, two doublets by Benzema and Vinicius) , Athletic also in the Paseo de La Castellana (1-0, Benzema) and in San Mamés (1-2, Karim double) and even beat the surprising Rayo de Iraola, the revelation team of the championship, by 2-1 in Chamartín (Kroos and Benzema). The same thing happened in Europe, despite the stumble against the Sheriff, Ancelotti’s team was able to win both games against the powerful Inter Milan: 0-1 at San Siro (goal by Rodrygo), and 2-0 in Madrid (goals by Kroos and Asensio).
Conclusion, these games are the ones that stimulate and bring out the best of the leader of our League, given that Carletto gets Madrid to play in those highly demanding duels with their best version, helped by the creation of spaces that always occur against rivals who, due to their history, need to take risks and go on the attack. In that field, this Madrid is solid and reliable. None of the greats have beaten him a single game this season. If the ITV in January passes and he returns from Arabia with the first title of the course, this team will have a lot of chance to continue fighting for everything, with the PSG of Mbappé, Messi, Neymar and Ramos on the horizon …