Madrid (AFP)

Bet won: with four attackers lined up from the start, Zinédine Zidane convinced again and allowed the young Brazilian Vinicius (19) to offer first place at Real Madrid, after a 2-0 victory against Majorca on Wednesday for the 31st day of Liga.

Hatching in stages: after having proven that he had his place in the "galactic" formation with a decisive pass during the 8th final first leg of the Champions League against Manchester City at the end of February (1-2 defeat), then with a goal in the clasico return from Liga against Barça (2-0) in early March, Vinicius allowed Real to glean its fourth consecutive victory since his return and to climb back to the top of the championship, with a ball stung over Manolo Reina (19th).

And the Mallorcan goalkeeper then did not even move on the nice direct free kick of Sergio Ramos came to stay in the skylight (56th) for the return to form of captain merengue after having suffered a bad blow in the left knee Sunday at Anoeta .

- Cohabitation "not impossible" -

If the legend of Sergio Ramos is already written, the odyssey of Vinicius (3 goals in 23 La Liga matches this season) is only at its beginning.

The Brazilian, mobile, aggressive, and author of an excellent performance on Sunday against Real Sociedad in his left lane (2-1), had pushed the Spanish press to wonder if Zidane could not find a tactical combination to make the diamond coexist gross Brazilian with Belgian international Eden Hazard, who is also playing on the left wing and who is also coming back in shape after his fractured right ankle.

"I don't think their cohabitation is impossible, no, we try to make each player as comfortable as possible on the field. And, where + Vini + feels comfortable, it's is also where Eden plays. But that doesn't mean anything. A specific match could justify that the two play together, "said French coach Real Tuesday maliciously at a pre-match press conference.

And Zidane's bet worked: the attempt at "BBHV revolution", as the Spanish press nicknamed it Tuesday evening, proved "Zizou" right. The technician managed to match Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Eden Hazard and Vinicius on the front lines of the Madrid attack, for a different 179th eleven since his arrival on the bench of the White House.

Hazard and "Vini" did not walk on the left, on the contrary: Hazard even delivered the assist for the small lob of the Brazilian on the first goal (19th).

- Controversy, again -

However, the action of the goal is not likely to silence the detractors of Real. Wind up against the so-called "gifts" of arbitrators who have multiplied since the post-pandemic recovery, the Catalan press did not fail to highlight, as of Wednesday evening, the disputed shoulder shot by Dani Carvajal which allowed the people of Madrid to recover the ball which will end up in the Mallorcan nets, in front of a referee who has remained stuck.

Despite this controversy, Real (68 pts) returns first to the particular goal average before Barça (68 pts), shy winner of Athletic Bilbao Tuesday evening (1-0), thanks to its victory in the last clasico 2-0 .

Majorca, on the other hand, will still have to wait to get away from the red zone. The teammates of the young Japanese nugget Takefusa "Take" Kubo (19 years old), loaned this season by the Madrilenians to Majorca who has shown himself well under the eyes of Zinédine Zidane, remain stuck in 18th place in Liga, provisionally three Eibar points (29 pts), the first non-relegation.

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