Madrid already know how Shakhtar spends them at home

The Real Madrid you are already thinking about the visit of Shakhtar Donetsk al Santiago Bernabeu after returning to the path of victory in LaLiga with a long-suffering victory against Elche in the Martinez Valero. The team of Carlo Ancelotti He returns to training tomorrow to prepare for the duel of the fourth day of the Champions League with the obligation to add three points to pave his way to the round of 16. A setback, whether in the form of a draw or a defeat, would leave the Whites in a delicate situation that they already know very well after last season’s experience, when precisely the Shakhtar they seriously compromised their qualification in two group stage matches that resulted in losses.

The white set slammed on the table in Kiev two weeks ago with a resounding win captained by Vinicius (author of two goals) but knows perfectly how the Ukrainian team spends them far from their borders. Last year, at the stadium premiere Alfredo Di Stéfano on the Champions on the first day of the group stage, the team then coach for Luis Castro assault Valdebebas at 2-3 that could have been much worse for whites.

Zinedine Zidane he tried a strange eleven and the bet could not be worse. The French coach located Mendy on the right side and in attack he chose to reserve Karim Benzema and Vinicius on the bench to reel Asensio, Jovic y Rodrygo. When he wanted to react it was already too late because Madrid completed one of the first parts that are remembered: they went to rest with 0-3 on the scoreboard.

The Shakhtar, who arrived at the appointment in the square because of the coronavirus, massacred a Madrid unrecognizable, without intensity and apathetic. The Solomon, Dentinho, Marcos Antonio, Marlos and Tete were a nightmare for the defense of white circumstances, formed that day by Mendy, Militao, Varane and Marcelo. Courtois started the game avoiding Marlos’s goal in a heads-up game brought about by a laughable defensive positioning and Tete, the next time, scored a great individual play by Kornienko (29 ‘).

The nightmare only started at the Di Stéfano because four minutes later Varane scored his own after a shot rejected by Courteous (33 ‘). On the edge of rest, Solomon culminated a counterattack by scribes to put a just 0-3 on the scoreboard, as Madrid hardly generated chances and Thibaut Courtois he was the best white footballer in the first half.

Little could not be otherwise, Zidane He moved the bench to try to fix the mess and gave in to Benzema for Rodrygo (46 ‘) and Vinicius for Jovic with the second half started. A great goal from Luka Modric from outside the area he gave wings to Madrid (54 ‘) and five minutes later Vinicius it was 2-3 with half an hour ahead to look for a comeback that never came (they annulled a goal against Valverde for offside) and that left Zidane on the wire.

With that fateful game in memory, Real Madrid faces the game against him Shakhtar with the aim of getting his pass to the round of 16 on track and, incidentally, taking revenge on his fans for that episode.

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