Chronicle: Madrid falls into its black hole
"Why? Why?"
Éder Militao
shouted
as
Medié Jiménez
raised his right hand showing him a red card that he sent to the locker room.
In a counter, the Brazilian center-back was running behind
Sergio León
when the Levante striker crossed in front of him and fell to the ground.
At first, the referee only showed him yellow, to the delirium of the visiting substitutes, shouting standing on their seats at the
Alfredo Di Stéfano
.
However, after consulting the
VAR
, the referee considered that the play was worthy of expulsion, with the shouts of the white stands in response.
Disappointment on the bench and in the teammates of the carioca, aware of the marathon that was coming.
It was the ninth minute of the meeting and the afternoon was turning black for Real Madrid on their return to
Valdebebas
.
The white team had
not played at home since last January 2
.
28 days in which he has lived absolutely everything: the adventure of the storm '
Filomena
' that ended with a controversial draw under the snow Pamplona (0-0), the direct trip from north to south of the Peninsula to
Malaga
, where he fell to the
Athletic
in the semifinals of the Supercopa (1-2), the
disaster cupbearer in Alcoy
, losing in overtime and a footballer before a
second B
(2-1), and visiting Vitoria, quieter, to recover sensations (1-4).
A January that has turned into a nightmare with the defeat against Levante.
Davide Bettoni
, with
Zinedine Zidane
still absent due to his positive for coronavirus, mixed trends in his starting eleven.
He lined up half a gala team (goal, midfield and forward) and improvised with an
unprecedented defense
, in which he gave
Odriozola and Militao
their third and fifth titles of the season.
And on the bench, three youth players, Marcelo, Isco, Vinícius and Mariano, completing a strange call as a result of the casualties (up to six for yesterday's game) and the departure of
Martin Odegaard
a few days
ago
.
Asensio and Odriozola
The absences left the coach without options, a favorable opportunity for the theoretical merengue attack to continue to be found.
Hazard
stepped on the grass tapping the ball in the air while Benzema smiled with
Mendy and Asensio
paired with Odriozola.
The Spanish couple was the face and the cross of the afternoon.
Marco scored his second goal in this league to appease spirits after the red to Militao, but the Basque was erratic in his actions and was blamed for the Morales draw.
"
Calm down, calm down
", a Casemiro who was the central defender constantly asked him after being sent off before the few variants on the bench.
The young Chust warmed up
, but after a minute he sat down after Bettoni was convinced that the best solution was on the field.
The white '14' does not carry the weight of the ball on the grass, but it is the voice of Madrid.
"Get out! Get out!", He was yelling in a few seconds.
"'Let's go'
Eden
!", He repeated to Hazard, again shy in his interventions until he left the field in minute 59. "
Mobility! Mobility!
" Casemiro insisted from the defense, while his teammates, one less, they suffered to hurt the Levant.
And, suddenly,
lack of Vinícius on Clerc
.
From the VAR,
Cuadra Fernández
warned Mediá again and ... penalty.
And a few seconds later, when they saw the images on television in the stands, protests came: "
It's out! It's out! Look at it!
" Shouted Sergio Ramos, standing for the last half hour,
Lucas Vázquez
and
Dani Carvajal
.
"What a shame!" Repeated the white captain.
"
What a late you are
!"
The silence of the Covid-19 restrictions allowed everything to be heard, and in the field
Modric and Kroos
demanded from the referee what was requested from outside.
The referee, with his hand on his ear, continued to receive explanations, and confirmed the penalty.
"Here! Let's go 'Tibu'!", The uncalled whites celebrated when Courtois avoided Roger's 1-2 from eleven meters.
Minutes later, the protests turned into deathly silence with
Roger's
1-2
, who finally managed to beat the Belgian goalkeeper.
In the field, fatigue due to an expulsion that changed everything despite
Asensio's 1-0
, and in the stands, faces of despair for an eternal month, of trips, injuries and defeats.
Now February comes.
The Champions is here
.
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Real Madrid
Casemiro
Alvaro Odriozola
Eden Hazard
Pamplona
Sergio Ramos
Malaga
Thibaut Courtois
Zinedine Zidane
Éder Militao
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Dani carvajal
Ferland mendy
Isco Alarcon
Marcelo
Martin Odegaard
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