Marcos Llorente rises from his Madridista ashes

Marcos Llorente has lived two stages both in the Madrid as in the Athletic. The Spanish international was loved by Solari (the technician who bet on him) and struck down by Zidane. Something similar happens to him in the mattress box. Despite the fact that his signing was very exciting, Simeone He made it very difficult to have minutes. In fact, his first league game he completed came in February against a Real Madrid that took the victory by the minimum (1-0).

The story of Llorente it's like a fairy tale. It should not be forgotten that he was also in the lower ranks of Madrid; something that does not like in the mattress parish and that led to its beginnings being complex from the beginning. To this is added that the rivalry he had in the center of the field was devastating. He is barely reaping 15-25 minutes in his first appearances. But everything goes through a turning point. The rojiblanco fan already knows what I'm talking about: Anfield. Yes, a game of 10 for him with decisive goals to knock down the reigning champion of Europe. But since then those ashes have been extinguished remembering what happened to him in Madrid: from heaven to earth. He only played two full 90-minute matches in the final stretch (Mallorca and Leipzig).

His second season did not start as expected either: substitute against him Pomegranate (although he scored) and substituted in the 61st minute against Huesca. But as it happened previously, it also had a new turning point: the match against Betis sealed with 90 minutes and a goal. That was the prelude to his association with João Félix and Suárez. He also continued his scoring streak against Salzburg in the Champions League. And this did not end here, he scored his fourth goal against Cádiz in the League.

Madrid, past learning

The 2016-17 season began in Vitoria with the mission of returning home as soon as possible. Said and done. Indeed, Llorente achieves the objective with flying colors and Madrid repeats it. But Zidane he does not finish giving continuity with 548 minutes behind him. His second campaign does not start well with Lopetegui where he plays a match. Already with Solari his situation changed radically and he assumed gallons with six consecutive starts and some shocking sensations. The goodbye of Solari it was also his … This learning has helped him to see himself in similar situations in rival clubs in Madrid.