Madrid confirms its rebirth after beating Athletic

Respiro and of the fat ones for the Madrid, that was not much less comfortable until the moment. He Athletic He came out well planted, set the pressure high and overruled the Modric and Kroos engines. That caused dangerous losses that, yes, he did not know how to take full advantage of Garitano's team. Only in one, by Lucas Vázquez, that Williams ended with a forced and deflected shot that claimed a penalty from Carvajal. Gil Manzano saw nothing.

To all those, Raul Garcia I had already seen the first of the yellows for entering late on Kroos. It was in the 8 '. Five minutes later, and with the same protagonists, the German had the ball controlled in his own front and the Spanish gave him a nonsensical stomp, with a stomp, included, and the referee had it clear. On the street.

The narrative changed completely. Modric and Kroos, much more liberated as a result of superiority, began to move the ball fast and Madrid began to enjoy. More of the process than of the completion, where it was neither successful nor productive. Benzema outside the area and without clear references, the only two opportunities were from Vinicius and Valverde after two lateral centers. Unai Simón took the first one and the other went away. But, when the game was already in its half, Vinicius yielded to the front and Kroos took one of his precious shoes to overtake Madrid (45 ').

The field was uphill for Athletic after the expulsion, shy and isolated in their counterattacks, but that changed after passing through the changing rooms. Athletic came out braver and more aggressive. Madrid did not perceive it in time. Capa, like an ovús, played a wall, ate Ramos's toast and, after Courtois covered the first shot, the side, almost falling, crossed it to sign the tables (52 ').

He did not change the match plan of the lions, sheltered in their lair at the expense of the contras. Perhaps too much, since Vinicius gave a warning scoring, although offside that the linesman saw. Madrid's ball monologue needed more quality than yours, above all to generate something more inside, and Zidane turned to Asensio and Isco, for Vinicius and Valverde, to unblock and get more than lateral centers in which Athletic had an advantage .

French master play. There was no more a counter and the possessions were smarter, longer and, therefore, made the ‘lions’ more tired. Of course, the resistance inside continued to be alive, with Yeray and Iñigo powerful above and Dani García with a great job in the aid. But when you are bottled in your field, the most normal thing is to pay for it, and it was. As a strategy, in a short corner, Carvajal put a poisoned ball and Benzema was more alive than anyone to get his header version again. Final. Impossible for Unai Simón (74 ').

With the rival bleeding, Madrid decided to withdraw the troops and be conservative. And he almost paid it. In a classic Madrid defensive pájara, again on the side of Ramos and in the discount, Vesga stood before Courtois, who saved the furniture once again. Not only that, it led to the counterattack for Benzema to sentence and Madrid to fly high again (94 ').

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