Sorry for Isco

The ownership of Isco has been one of the great novelties in Zidane's eleven, since the Malaga player had not been in the eleven in the last important matches and also his relationship with his coach was not going through the best moment after the cameras They will 'hunt' some controversial statements before the Classic.

He had four games in a row starting the clashes from the bench, in which he had only participated in one, against Huesca (30 minutes) with the game already resolved. The momentous duels against Barcelona, ​​Borussia and Inter had to be seen complete from his place on the bench, because Zizou did not pull him when the difficult moments arrived. He has only played 177 'in five games so far this season, which puts him 19th in the squad in minutes. Only Hazard, Odegaard, Odriozola and Mariano have played less than him, but in the case of the first three it has been caused by injuries. With his title against Valencia, he will rise on that list, although it remains to be seen how many minutes Zidane will give him, because in his only titles (Valladolid and Cádiz) he has not surrendered and has been soon substituted (at 57 'and 46', respectively ). His secondary role is demonstrated in the Champions League: not a single minute in the three games played so far.

This ownership comes at a time when you also need to regain your site with Spain. His absences from the National Team lists, where he was key a short time ago, are no longer a novelty. This Friday he was again out of the 25 summoned by Luis Enrique and the worrying thing is that the surprise would have been his presence, not his absence. He has not gone with Spain since June 10, 2019, in the 3-0 to Sweden with Robert Moreno on the bench. Luis Enrique has been finding his group of trustworthy players and right now the man from Malaga is having a hard time making his way. The Eurocopa train is missing …