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Remiro Today he will put his gloves back on for the first time after the terrible drink that the Barcelona. The goalkeeper of Cascante fit Sunday in Anoeta the biggest win of his professional career, although today he will return to Zubieta with the comfort that comes from knowing that he will find the comforting slap of all his companions. Especially today, which is 26 years old. The Navarrese will celebrate it by starting to prepare with his teammates a final of Cup in which the title will be the best gift. A match in which the spotlights will point directly at him, both because of the importance that a goalkeeper can have in a decisive match and because, it cannot be ignored, his former team will be in front of him.
If the duel before him Athletic It is the battle par excellence for Real, the most important derby in history, it makes no sense to take weight away from what it also means for Remiro. A sort of final revenge, a feeling that can also be found in some sector of the Biscayan club. After all, not even two years have passed since he decided to change the red and white colors for the txuri urdin and, therefore, his decision not to renew and change sides waiting for his contract to end is still hot. Remiro, in fact, was protected in the first derby of last season in Saint
Mamés, who played it Moya, and has only faced its former colors twice, once in Anoeta with the public and the second on New Year's Eve behind closed doors in Bilbao. Cascante's goalkeeper counts by victories, therefore, his confrontations against him Athletic on the eve of playing his 70th game with Real (53 League, 8 of Cup, 7 out of Europe
League and one of Super Cup).
He was only a substitute against AZ
Remiro Today he will blow out the 26 candles on the cake, fully consolidated as the titular goalkeeper of the Real. Among other things, because the injury of Moya has prevented Imanol was tempted to rotate in goal more assiduously, as he did in various phases of last season. While last season the Balearic goalkeeper discussed Cascante's position a little more and was a starter in 14 of the 45 official matches, this season the Navarrese has played practically everything. The Cup final will be the 40th official match of the course and Moya he only started against him AZ Alkmaar in Anoeta. Since December, in addition, he has not been available due to injury and, in fact, the substitute in the Cup final will be Ayesa.
The end, glory or hell
Until the last two games, in which he has conceded seven goals, the season was being immaculate for Remiro. He had left his clean sheet in eleven league games and rubbed shoulders with Courtois Y Oblak in the fight for Zamora. The half dozen goals that Barcelona scored for him makes his actions in the fight for the trophy for the goalkeeper least beaten down considerably, although more important than that is how he remakes himself for the final after such a scandalous result, to which we must add the 0-4 of Turin against Manchester.
And it is that the recent numbers of the Real goalkeeper, possibly, were being better than the feelings of certain insecurity that he has transmitted in various parts of the campaign. All in all, Remiro faces one of those “infirmary or front door” appointments for any goalkeeper. A Cup final can represent a direct passport to glory or hell for any goalkeeper. The precedent of Arconada, the club's greatest legend under the sticks, a true hero of the 1987 Zaragoza final in which Real was the champion for the last time, is the best mirror in which the Navarrese goalkeeper can look at himself. For the fans to sing from now on … “It's okay, we have Remiro!