Militao passes the cut

The one in Manchester was a high-pressure match for Éder Militao (22 years old), who nevertheless knew how to handle expectations. The Brazilian took a step forward despite the complexity of the three challenges he faced: finish clearing the doubts generated in his first season as a Real Madrid player, minimize the impact of Ramos's loss as much as possible and not succumb to the offensive torrent of City.

Militao had already begun to reduce criticism with his performance in July against Athletic, on a crucial afternoon to get closer to the league title. He dried a very fast Iñaki Williams and details of his potential were seen, which caused the sports management to pay 50 million euros for him in 2019. That performance generated certain hopes thinking about the Etihad and England, Despite the general catastrophe, starring in the first person by a Varane who left his usual reliability in the locker room, he escaped the fire.

Madrid, satisfied with Militao's improvement

The Brazilian, in the left profile of the center of the defense, with Sterling's main threat in the first half, completed the game with good data. In melee he registered two successful innings, but his greatest merit was blocking five shots, some very dangerous, like one from Kevin de Bruyne or two actions from Foden in the area. Plugged in, He anticipated twice, cleared four, and recovered one. In addition, he did not burn the ball: although he lost six balls, his success in the pass was 88.23%, with great precision in four long displacements; the one from Sao Paulo did not hide despite how City bit up, being the third of the team in touches (73), and he dared with two dribbles.

The picture that came out of Militao's passage through England, and it was not easy because it did not have the protection of Ramos or because of the result of the match, He made a very good impression on the club. From less to more as is logical in any period of adaptation, the most expensive defender ever at the Bernabéu closes his premiere in white with 1,469 minutes (the 15th of the squad) and promising sensations.