Not having the Sergio Ramos coat of arms (34 years old) is a risk even to go buy the bread. Not to mention in the Champions League, the white captain's fetish competition, where the last serious precedent without him was most illustrative: he did not play the second round with Ajax by sanction and the tie went from a hopeful 1-2 to the funeral 1 -4. For that same reason, another sanction, Ramos will miss the second match against City, and that is why in Madrid they celebrate both the spectacular performance of Eder Militao (22 years old) in Bilbao.
Injured Varane, Saturday's was by far the best match as a Madrid player for the former Porto. And not only because the bar was low, but because it met all the expectations generated by his signing. After being shipwrecked in Paris (Champions), against Real Sociedad (Cup) or Betis and Getafe (League), It was launched in a stadium, San Mamés, that even when empty makes your legs tremble. He recorded three recoveries, a passing hit of 88.2% and was only dribbled once. It was not an easy task with the double challenge he faced, a very uncomfortable Raúl García and an Iñaki Williams difficult to tie in short.
Militao, in his providential cut to Iñaki Williams at Athletic-Madrid.
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That face-to-face with Williams has earned him many praises for the central defender, who He stopped the attacker until he got to 34 km / h. The São Paulo, very well placed, stood out in speed, his specialty thanks to his potential in the open field, in anticipation and in the air game (12 punts), without further complicating the ball. “He played a very good game, I'm happy for him”, Zidane congratulated him and congratulated himself at a press conference.
The technician will have Militao again in the eleven, in what will mean its thirteenth ownership, for the visit of Alavés on Friday (22:00, Movistar LaLiga), when Ramos saw in the Cathedral a yellow that carries suspension. It will be another opportunity to settle concepts and feelings, with the appointment in Manchester, in which Ramos will also start for the red in the Bernabéu, one month away. At the moment, now the 50 million euros it cost does not seem so much.