Zidane cools the spirits

Zidane has given his players two and a half days of rest after being defeated against Athletic in the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup last Thursday. The team, which returned to Madrid after the game, He will not train again until Sunday at 4:00 p.m. (in Valdebebas behind closed doors).

In this way, the French coach wants to calm down and reset after an intense week, in which the team he rushed out of Madrid for Pamplona on Friday night and did not return until the early hours of Thursday to Friday. Almost a week away from home because of Filomena.

Madrid will not play again until Wednesday (at 9:00 pm against Alcoyano in the Copa del Rey). An encounter in which Zizou will make rotations after squeezing a small group of players during the last ten games.

Therefore, the positive part of the elimination is that Ramos, Modric, Kroos or Benzema, the French coach's core of confidence, will have a week and a half to recharge their batteries, because most of them will rest in the Cup.

The next Real Madrid match in the League will not arrive until next Saturday in Mendizorroza against Alavés (9:00 pm). A game in which Madrid wants to forget the last draws against Osasuna and Elche and set the course in the domestic competition against an opponent who gave them a scare in Valdebebas (they won 1-2 in the first round).