A nighttime travel odyssey by land and air

EI Madrid I know play media league tonight with a low rear in defenses (only Odriozola, Nacho, Militao and the castillista Miguel Gutiérrez available) and with a collection of illustrious absences: Carvajal, Ramos, Lucas Vázquez, Varane, Mendy and Marcelo. Well, all that remains in background before the travel odyssey what awaits Zidane's troop to return tonight from the city of La Alhambra.

The club is hurt with the date of the match (a Thursday, just three days from the also decisive Athletic-Madrid de San Mamés), but by the reckless schedule (22:00 hours). “We already know that at the same time Barça and Atleti played this week, but the culés have enjoyed 48 hours more rest and those of the Cholo 24“, they explain hurt in the Madrid dressing room.

The problem is that the party in Granada will end around 23:50 hours and there is no time to go to airport from the city to close their facilities at 00:00. That will force you to go from Los Cármenes to Malaga airport by road, on the team bus. It is 134.7 kilometers (hour and a half). Around two in the morning the white expedition will arrive there and after boarding it is estimated that they will take off from the capital of the Costa del Sol at around 2: 30/2: 45 hours, so they will not land in Playing cards almost until four in the morning. From there by bus to Valdebebas, where they will collect their cars to go to their private homes. I mean, what before 5 in the morning friday no one will be able to rest and sleep a few hours. The strong thing is that only two days later they will have to be in Bilbao playing the sport life again. A comparative grievance with his direct rivals that is not understood when the League title is at stake.

So, Zidane has not decided even if they fly to Bilbao this Saturday to spend the night before the game de San Mamés (6:30 p.m.) or if they travel on Sunday morning to sleep at home. The little rest will be the great enemy of the team …