A leadership of all

That soccer is a team sport, in addition to a palpable topic, is an idea that fits well into the philosophy of Zinedine Zidane. Without the extreme rotations that, for example, gave him the title three seasons ago, in the four days of the league restart the Real Madrid coach has given minutes to 21 footballers of the first team. All the ones available except Areola. In addition to the French goalkeeper, only the injured Nacho, Lucas Vázquez and Jovic and the youth squad Altube and Javi Hernández remain to debut.

Isco and Brahim's participation in the victory against Mallorca closed the list. Although the late entry into the scene of the 22 She has been conditioned by an injury to her right thigh that left her off the list against Valencia and Real Sociedad.

In this atypical League final so physically demanding Zidane distributes minutes even among players who did not enjoy them before the break. James, A starter at Reale Arena, he had gone four and a half months without playing a League game before the championship stopped. Brahim he had only played three testimonial moments. Mariano, backed by the goal that the Clásico sentenced, it has gone from recurringly expanding the discard list to participating in the two games in which it has been available. AND Asensio, after the ordeal of the injury that had him unpublished, he has also been able to take minutes.

Excluding the last two games of round 31 (Eibar-Valencia and Betis-Espanyol), only four teams have used more players in this league restart than Real Madrid: Valladolid (24), Alavés and Mallorca (23) and Getafe ( 22). Yes, Entering the starting eleven is quite expensive. In these four games Zidane has lined up just 16 players at the start. The only team in which fewer players have started is their next rival: Espanyol. With a less disputed match, Abelardo has lined up just 15 different players at the start.