The Real Madrid managed to get out of Pucela with three points that tighten the fight for the League and not counting more injuries in an infirmary that already has overbooking. The three saving stops of Thibaut Courtois, the goal of Casemiro and the work of the center of the field were the three arguments that sustained the Madrid against Valladolid. The urgencies for the Madrid were obvious, because he needed to take advantage of the Atlético de Madrid against Levante with a low minimum team, with only Isco as the only outfield player in the first squad available on the bench.
The worst news for him Madrid before facing the idea of the round of 16 of the Champions before him Atalanta in Bergamo was the poor performance of the starting attacking trio formed Vinicius, Mariano Y Asensio, replaced at once as soon as Casemiro advanced to Real Madrid at minute 65 '.
The Brazilian and the Mallorcan started the game in tune but they lost their spark as the minutes passed and the Valladolid it met better in the rear. MarianoAlways willful, he saw the door twice, but both times he was in an offside position. Between the three they could barely generate scoring chances and there was no connection between them. Asensio Y Vinicius, who did not shoot at the door, they greatly missed Benzema, the player on which the attack of the Zinedine Zidane.
With the score in favor they entered the field of play in minute 66 ’ Isco, Arribas Y Hugo Duro. While the '9' was limited to looking for life among the Blanquivioletas centrals and could only complete one pass in the 24 minutes he played in his official debut.
Arribas and Isco, who got between the lines, became the best partners for Modric Y Kroos, who dedicated themselves to tempering the game to appease the outbreak of Valladolid's reaction in the final stretch of the match. The man from Malaga was active and with a spark, he did not miss a single pass of the 15 he tried and only lost two balls in 24 minutes, according to Opta data, and he was also the Madrid player who completed the most dribbles.
Arribas, one of the favorite homegrown players of Zinedine ZidaneHe was also participatory and was able to alternate the horizontal game with some deep running. He had in his boots the 0-2 but he did not know how to hole the center from the left of Ferland Mendy.
Both the malagueño and the canterano demonstrated to Zidane in Pucela that can be alternatives for the eleven in Bergamo, since Asensio, Mariano Y Vinicius they sowed many more doubts with their discreet performances.