Rodrygo and Vinicius take advantage of their minutes with goals and Real Madrid closes the group stage with victory

What issues change. After the first leg of October 1 towards Bruges at the Santiago Bernabéu the place Real Madrid put their move to the subsequent spherical in actual hazard, these of Zidane arrived at this occasion categorised mathematically and with a completely completely different dynamic that now permits dream about titles at the finish of this season. The worst factor is that the whites end group A as seconds and with some hypothetical rivals of excessive degree in the spherical of 16 spherical of Champions to be held subsequent Monday.

In a sport during which Real Madrid didn’t play something in sports activities (solely in the financial airplane the place it has pocketed 2.7 million euros for the victory) and with two video games of order towards Valencia and Barcelona forward, Zinedine Zidane pulled the much less ordinary as anticipated. Of the headlines solely repeated Varane and a Casemiro who won’t be in Mestalla enthusiastic about the Transcendental Basic subsequent Wednesday.

The primary forty-five minutes of the assembly at Jan Breydel won’t go into soccer historical past. The 2 groups didn’t create an excessive amount of hazard and prioritized protection to assault. These of Zidane proved to be one of the greatest groups in phrases of defensive group with transitions that all the time averted the cons of the Belgians. A really highly effective crew that this time didn’t get pleasure from the areas they loved in the Bernabéu assembly.

Isco was the lighthouse of Real Madrid and each time it appeared issues occurred. When the Malaga got here into contact with the ball the performs of his crew made sense. The '23' gave fluency to the assault and additionally had the greatest likelihood thus far with a low shot that left touching the stick after a big earlier unchecking of Vinicius that left all the area in his favor. Earlier than Isco's event, Jovic and Tau had it, whose shot at a detailed vary induced an important response from Areola.

After the break, the match modified and the tempo improved. Particularly from Real Madrid, extra alive and with one other air. In the 52nd minute got here the first aim due to the success of Rodrygo, who scored his fourth in Europe. The Brazilian of solely 18 years flew a middle of Odriozola from the band that made Mignolet stretched not possible. Little pleasure lasted for the white crew, since two minutes later he tied the Bruges via Vanaken. The Belgian put it to the lengthy stick and tied the duel in a single of the few lapses of Madrid in protection.

Zidane's have been higher and performed extra and extra in the reverse area towards a locked crew. Fortunately, the aim was not lengthy in coming due to the success of Vinicius. The Brazilian, this time, outlined as the angels utilizing the exterior of his proper foot to beat Mignolet. Once more and because it occurred in the league match towards Osasuna, Madrid gamers turned to 2 of their gamers with extra future to trace the sport.

The final minutes have been a process for each groups. These of Zidane each time managed the sport higher and again they virtually didn’t endure hazard. Zidane took the alternative to enter Brahim, Benzema and Valverde whereas Modric sentenced definitively with an important shot adjusted to the publish. The match ended and the whites proceed to keep up a optimistic inertia that they hope to culminate with three very important conferences earlier than closing the 12 months: Valencia, Barcelona and Athletic. And on Monday the draw the place one of these groups shall be the opponent in the spherical of 16: Bayern, Manchester Metropolis, Juventus, Liverpool or Leipzig. Let the good start.

DATA SHEET

WITCHES: Mignolet, Sobol, Deli, Mechele, Kossounou, Vanaken, Vormer, Balanta, Vlietinck (Katelaere, min. 70), Tau (Schrijvers, min. 59) and Bonaventure.

REAL MADRID: Areola; Odriozola, Varane, Militao, Mendy; Modric, Casemiro, Isco (Valverde, min. 84); Vinicius (Brahim, min. 73), Rodrygo and Jovic (Benzema, min. 77).

–GOALS:

0-1, min.53, Rodrygo.

1 – 1, min. 55, Vanaken.

1 – 2, min. 64, Vinicius.

1 – 3, min. 91, Modric.

–REFEREE: Tobias Stieler (ALE). He yellowed Modric (min. 6) and Casemiro (min. 37) at Real Madrid; and to Balanta (min.15), Kossounou (min.22) and Sobol (min.34) in Bruges.

–STADIUM: Jan Breydel.