Granada approved and failed: a combative team and little else

Luis Maximiano: They scored four and could be more if not for their good performances. The Portuguese goalkeeper took two balls on goal and always gave a lot of security to the Nasrid defense. And that he had some problem with his footwork. He played 0-1, but could not prevent him from sneaking inside. Concentrated and ordering his team, the Portuguese continues to grow.

Quini: It was the best of the Granada game. In the first half he handcuffed Vinicius who saw how the Cordoba stopped him over and over again. Few were the occasions in which the Brazilian could beat him in the one on one and, in addition, he allowed himself the luxury of even throwing a pipe at him. He was the one who stole Vinicius in the Granada goal and joined the attack with danger. His was a center and a shot to the side of the net. Despite the rivals he had to defend, he was up to the task.

Victor Diaz: Serious party of the captain who had a lot of work. However, despite being decisive on countless occasions to prevent Madrid from doing more damage, he also had moles. Nacho’s mark was lost in the second of the white team and he could not reach the cut in the third before Benzema, which also ended up taking its toll in the form of a muscle injury in the effort to recover. Despite this, he was good at the cut, reaching the aid and stealing several balls that would have been very dangerous.

German: The man from Cádiz had a lot of work, too much. He was very serious throughout the match despite conceding four goals, he could do little in them. Benzema beat him the game on more than one occasion, but even so he was a wall in many moments. Good job.

Carlos Neva: He was not as focused on attack as he has us used to, and it was difficult for him to defend Asensio on several occasions. In fact, Modric’s falls with the Balearic Islands hurt him. Asensio won his back in the first goal for the whites and later came out late to cover Modric in the second and left Kroos only in the juice of Madrid’s oversight.

Doors: He did not have his luckiest afternoon. They robbed him at the start of the 0-1 from behind without anyone notifying him, he was stuck at 0-2 breaking the offside. However, he was combative in attack, he threw good unchecks and helped Quini in defense at all times. In the best minutes of Granada he led the pressure without rest. He was substituted at halftime.

Gonalons: He came out of injury and had to work a lot in the spinal cord. He wasn’t one hundred percent physically and it showed. Even so, he had minutes that he associated well and appeared all over the field. A lot of work, he had to be substituted in the 58th minute so as not to force him more and to relapse from his muscle injury.

Monchu: He had to work more than shine, but he always offered himself in all areas of the field. When Granada managed to maintain possession, it was very participatory and launched several interesting counterattacks. He went to the booth early because of a very protested and rigorous red card. He entered with force to Vinicius, but did not get to hit with the iron. His intention to raise his leg perhaps too high was what confused the referee.

Serum: It was the best in attack. The Aragonese measured his former team and was hypermotivated. An immeasurable work in defense helping Neva, the first in the pressure and caused more than one problem to Carvajal, he won many divided balls. Very participatory, he generated the first corner of the team and pushed the team up. In addition, he avoided the 0-3 by taking Asensio’s shot under sticks after a corner kick in favor and traveling almost the entire time.

Rochina: He started from half point, behind Suárez and freedom to move. There he had good minutes, always looking for space and taking advantage of his great vision of the game. He was the one who commanded when pressing and had a scuffle with Casemiro in his drive to steal the ball. Tireless, he was substituted in 58 with the match already 1-3 on the scoreboard.

Luis Suarez: He scored the only goal for Granada with a shot from the front. He was very combative and fought every ball. He did not cease in his efforts to annoy the centrals and whites and successfully led more than one counterattack. He was in all the Granada attack and enjoyed another occasion to have scored the second. A lot of work, but also quality in the Colombian.

From the bench:

Montoro: He came out at half-time to steal the ball from Madrid and, however, everything went wrong. The expulsion of Monchu made Madrid take absolute control and had to work in the core more than anything else. Unfortunately, he couldn’t bring out its quality.

Stream: Entered by Víctor Díaz, who was injured, and did not clash. Of course, with Madrid overturned and one less suffered, but he knew how to do his job correctly. There is a great central in the Nasrid squad.

Molina: With the expulsion, like his teammates who came off the bench, he hardly enjoyed opportunities and he did have to work hard to help in the pressure. Even so, he had the 2-4 in a header that Coutois took with a great save. The Alicante always complies.

Isma Ruiz: He came out of injury and returned to play to give Gonalons rest. Another youth squad that left good feelings. He helped a lot in defense, stole more than one ball and always offered himself in all areas of the field when possession was red and white. And he was even able to score with a great shot from the edge that Courtois took. Is growing.

Escudero: It left the last minutes and barely had an impact on the game. He helped Neva in his band by positioning himself as a winger.