Zidane's plan: holidays … and Manchester City

These last hours and these next weeks reflect the essence of Real Madrid, that maximum day-to-day demand that is not discounted even with success. Almost the opposite: as soon as League 34 was held, won on Thursday against Villarreal, I had to face two pending tasks, one not as anecdotal as it seems, solving the last league game looking for a plenary session that did not take place, and another of crucial importance, the return of the Champions against Manchester City, on August 7.

After the institutional act on Friday in Valdebebas, the session on Saturday and the game on Sunday, Zidane informed the staff that he has seven days to disconnect; the team will return to work on Monday, July 27 already thinking about the maximum European competition.

Then a set-up for England will begin. The 1-2 of the way, in addition to the sanction of an imperial Ramos, make this a very complex mission. After confinement, City have won seven games and lost three, with averages to take into account: 2.7 goals in favor and 0.60 against per game. Although citizens They are scrambling after the FA Cup semifinal defeat against Arsenal (2-0) and they will not be able to count on Agüero, injured since June 22.

The downward optimism could help Madridista optimism, perhaps the counterweight to Ramos'. AND the reinforcement of a Hazard that wants to reach its maximum by August 7 in the Etihad. Also that there is no public would be an advantage to challenge a team that has lost 3 of 24 matches this year in its field. Although the great white trick, the ace up his sleeve, is a Zidane that has never been eliminated in the Champions League: three participations, three titles.