After spending a week in which Real Madrid has hit the table in the League (defeated Barcelona 2-1) and in the Champions League (eliminating Liverpool), Zidane's men will have another week in which they will once again be examined with a magnifying glass in three matches that may become their future in league competition: Getafe, Cádiz and Betis. Another week at the front door or nursing …
The Champions parked momentarily until next April 27, When the Whites host Chelsea at their Valdebebas stadium (9pm), Zidane and his coaching staff will now focus on a key week in the fight to (renew) the league title. In just one week, the Whites will play three games that will be key to determining and calibrating their forces in this final stretch of the season. To get started, It has two complicated departures in just 72 hours: Getafe (Sunday 18, 9:00 p.m.) and Cádiz (Wednesday 21, 10:00 p.m.). He will close the week on Saturday 24, welcoming Betis at the Alfredo Di Stéfano stadium (9:00 p.m.). Zizou knows that a mistake at this point in the championship would be fatal. But danger lurks behind every day …
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To get started, Getafe is at stake for permanence. Those from Bordalás have only won one game in the last 10 league games (against Valencia 3-0), they have lost six and have tied the remaining three. At the Coliseum, their last three games have resulted in a loss and two draws, but their calendar (they face the Whites and Barcelona consecutively) requires them to try to get as many points as possible. To that is added the list of casualties, especially in defense, of the white team. The ‘Unit B’ is once again of the utmost importance in the final leg of the League.
Cádiz will follow (Wednesday, 10:00 pm), one of the teams that has been able to win in Valdebebas (It was the first team to do so last October). Álvaro Cervera's men have already beaten Barcelona at the Ramón de Carranza and are being one of the most surprising teams in this league championship to which they were promoted last summer. The week closes at Di Stéfano with the visit of Manuel Pellegrini's Betis (Saturday, 9:00 p.m.), who aspires to continue occupying positions that give way to playing European competitions. Without rest or truce, Madrid is facing another week in the big door or in the infirmary.
But Zidane has a recipe: work, work and work … with more additives: again with the best Benzema. The Frenchman has scored seven goals in his last five league games, including two doubles and a sensational heeled goal. It has a formidable Courtois, who has only conceded five goals in the last six games (Add 12 games without conceding at this point in the season). Alternates like Eder Militao they are performing at a very high level (Without going any further he was one of the best, along with Nacho, in the Classic against Barcelona). Vinicius is increasingly established in the eleven: his speed, dribbling and verticality are being a good offensive asset for the whites. Asensio and Rodrygo strike from the right wing … The penalty is in the numerous injuries that have affected the white defense. But Zidane does not hide behind that. He knows that by handling his booklet (the coach is expanding his catalog of tactical systems) and with his weapons, he can defend his title … something that Madrid has not done since the 2006-07 and 2007-08 campaigns.