• Chronicle: A very firm Madrid also in the Cup
  • Opinion: We play the Cup, we play as always, by Orfeo Suárez

The Real Madrid players retired commenting among them the reaction of the La Romareda stand, standing for about 10 minutes thanking their trip but, above all, encouraging them for the great mission of this historic club: to ascend First. From the evening in the elite Zaragoza thrashed before a firm Madrid in defense and with more success than usual in attack.

The effectiveness that Zidane's team longs for some afternoons this time set four times, without letting the locals open their score. They are 20 games and without losing, since that league defeat in Mallorca. Half of the record figure that the Frenchman scored in his previous stage on the bench (from April 2016 to January 2017) .

«You just have to see how Benzema has celebrated the fourth goal. A player of his category. That reflects that Zidane has everyone very plugged in, ”said Víctor Fernández , the local coach. Madrid is growing, which has forgotten the tremors at the beginning of the year to advance firmly in the Cup and in the League.

It covers a January without failure, with a title already won (the Super Cup), the leadership taken from Barcelona (three points ahead) and a feeling of unexpected strength. The derby awaits on Saturday at the opening of a February marked by the Champions League duel against the City, at the end of the month. "We're fine, but let's not forget that every game for us is an exam," Zidane replied, with a lot of school already in the position. It does well to remember the weak mattress of the bench. A bad step, and the doubts return. And Simeone appears by the Bernabéu.

The derby as an exam

"We will need our best version," warns the French about what comes on Saturday. In spite of the bad red and white moment and the pleasant near memory of the Super Cup, the derby is presented as always uphill. «We have to highlight the work of the whole team. I saw a complete game of all, we changed, we put other players and they do it well, ”summed up the leader of a wardrobe that also does not waste energy on positive forecasts. They also know that the great alpine ports are coming.

"They say we lack a goal, but today we scored four," said the Marseillaise, always cautious. «I see many positive things in my team, but we haven't won anything. We have to continue along this line ». ZZ applauded James, Lucas and Vinicius, but he acknowledged that he would have liked to see Jovic, the semi-dry ram (only one goal in the season). «For him I want him to see the door. He is young, takes a short time, has a lot to contribute, ”he dedicated to one of his requests last summer.

Vinicius was happier: "We had a lot of concentration." Carvajal was allowed to look forward. "We have three games left for the final, let's go for it," he said, looking forward to all the costumes to play again a title forgotten since 2014. On Friday draw and next week, the fourth. Last round to single match.

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