Real Madrid started the year 2022 losing in Getafe 1-0 with a goal from Ünal, after a blunder by Militao. The Brazilian condemned the white team, in which Benzema and Kroos were not fine either and only Modric gave clarity in the first half. In the second, Hazard improved the white offense, but the azulones were well protected and held the result.
Courteous: the first part did not include too much work for him, although the one he had he could not carry out. He was sold against Ünal in the 1-0 action and the Turk guessed the side to which the Belgian fell. Then he gave a dangerous pass, fortunately without consequences. He saved in the second half a heads-up against Mata with some fortune, and thank goodness; if it happens, it was 2-0 for sure.
Lucas Vazquez: a lot of presence in the first half in attack, although also suffering somewhat in defense against Olivera’s rises. He put a good cross to Kroos that almost ended at 1-1. It was difficult for him to combine with Asensio before the pressure of Getafe in the last third. In the second half he was seen somewhat less in attack, with Madrid more overturned on the left. He left the site to Peter in 85 ‘.
Militao: very serious error for the 1-0 of Getafe. He trusted too much in an area of the field where risks are prohibited, he claimed a foul but there was nothing punishable, Ünal guessed his intentions and ate the toast with his body. He recovered well, fighting and winning practically all the balls from the top.
Alaba: Like Militao, it was difficult for him to enter the game, a loose pass backwards in the middle of a dispute with Sandro almost ended in 2-0 azulón. Then he improved and tried to join the attack, although the team did not accompany him too much. He tried his luck with a direct free kick, without much aim or power.
Mendy: Madrid looked for him a lot in attack in the first half, but the French did not find clarity in the final meters nor did he know how to combine well with Rodrygo. Ancelotti saw it clear at half-time and withdrew him to give entry to Marcelo, a much less reliable player behind, but with the imagination and technique necessary to open locks like Getafe’s.
Modric: COVID does not seem to have affected him, he returned to a good level and was Madrid’s most toned midfielder in the first half. He fought everything, gave clarity and also looked at the goal of Soria with great danger: first he tried it from afar, then on the front, meeting the crossbar.
housemiro: it was difficult for the Brazilian to retain Sandro and Ünal, constantly entering and leaving the midfielder area, generating imbalance. In one of those came the Turkish goal. Later he controlled the situation better and was not complicated with the ball. He had the 1-1 with a volley from the front that Soria cleared by the hair.
Kroos: something less fine than Modric, especially to get out of the moments of strong pressure from Getafe. However, he came out with danger and was able to score with a volley, after a cross from Lucas Vázquez. Not even in the set pieces, an art that dominates like few others, was successful; screwed up several decent occasions. Bad German, which is news.
Asensio: discreet first half of the Balearic Islands, headline on the right. The ultra-defensive disposition of Getafe closed many paths to him and neither did he know how to find new ones. Neither tried his shot nor crossed dangerously, Ancelotti retired him at half-time to give Hazard entry.
Benzema: He did not start the year at his best level, far from it. Not very precise in various controls, it was difficult for him to combine, and with everything when Madrid did it he found gaps. From a combination of him and Rodrygo came Madrid’s best chance in the first half, Modric’s shot to the crossbar. Faced with Madrid’s inability to enter, he tried his luck from afar. In the second half he had a very good chance, with a shot inside the area that Cuenca providentially cleared.
Rodrygo: started on the left, the site of his friend Vinicius, but did not bring the same level of imbalance. However, a good combination of his diagonally with Benzema almost tied Madrid, with a shot from Modric to the crossbar. Hazard’s entry returned him to the right, where he did not improve much either. He left the place to Mariano in 67 ‘.
Hazard: entered in 46 ‘for Asensio. He moved to the left and improved the panorama of the white team a lot, looking for Benzema at all times and combining well with Marcelo. He faced and on some occasion managed to leave in danger. Who knows what would have happened if he got to play 90 minutes.
Marcelo: entered in 46 ‘for Mendy. Ancelotti sought more depth and clarity on the left with him and Hazard. He succeeded in part, he generated good chances, like one that ended with Benzema’s shot in the heart of the area. In games like this, the Brazilian still has a reel.
Mariano: came in for Rodrygo at 67 ‘. He stayed on top asking for aerial balls to finish off, but Madrid did not bet too much on that route, which left him somewhat apart. But he released the playmaker from Getafe players, allowing his teammates to find spaces. And it gave him to make a shot, without finding a goal.
Isco: entered the 85 ‘by Kroos. No time to influence.
Peter: entered 85 ‘for Lucas. He positioned himself on the right lane, away from the danger zone.