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It always counts who has played in Chamartín that intimidates how clear some voices are isolated from the stands and the weight of the whistles. Santiago Bernabéu called for an acoustic propitiating with the plans of the first sketch on the table, back in the mid-40s. Vinicius Junior on Wednesday felt like a scratch on the skin the murmur that accompanied him on each play, at the start of the game.

Without Bale or Benzema , the offensive focus was on him, in the face of general impatience at the start of a run over course, far from the explosive and unbalanced profile he showed last winter, in his hatching at Real Madrid. Between substitutions, relocations in the right wing and some shyness (or lack of faith) of Zidane, the boy looked like the lights were going out. In the club, on the contrary, the confidence was still intact, just like a month ago, when it was decided not to go for Neymar , among other reasons, for not covering up space for progression. Nor did the price that the PSG asked for its compatriot encouraged the operation.

Vinicius tried without luck, beyond good assistance against the Levant. In the seams I felt the heights of the white shirt. All this pressure came out of his eyes in the form of crying, signing 1-0 at Osasuna. The Brazilian could not stand the tears in celebration of the good goal that opened the scoring of a very tight date until then, gray and boring.

He did not think twice, to receive on the front of Toni Kroos . Nor did he remember the criticism for his lack of a goal before the goal or the doubts about its quality. He pulled with anger and placement, also with fortune, which he missed so much last season on some nights (against Barça, for example). The ball this time brushed on one leg and took an impossible angle to the goal Rubén. The companions, seeing his collapse in the celebration, hugged him with tenderness, especially Sergio Ramos. Everyone knew of his need for such a goal.

Perfecting the shot

"Since my injury I was being a little difficult and I was having a hard time playing again," he acknowledged later. «Now I stay calmer. After many workouts. Zidane has helped me a lot, my colleagues too, ”he explained about the specific work sessions he has had to improve the hit. This Wednesday, before that shot he had already taken the wheel of the attack, insistent on the left and without hiding at any time, much more determined than Luka Jovic , another network starving striker.

The young Serbian appeared instead of Benzema, a change more than seven that ZZ introduced in the eleven compared to the Pizjuán . A jolt that reminded those who put in the 2016/17 campaign, with double as the final prize. With other willows, a convinced technician tries again that only brave rotations will allow his team to arrive alive in the spring. Jovic was left without his goal, annulled to the millimeter by the VAR, but his joy was another one of the kids for whom Madrid has bet. Rodrygo needed only two plays to get the win on track. He left like a shot towards the goal and crossed it with class. «I loved his control. I was in control, ”recalled Zidane, who also wanted to lower the temperature surrounding the new solo leader of the League:" We weren't so bad before or so good now. " On Saturday they wait for Madrid in Wanda .

A moment before 2-0, another debutant, Areola , was about to ask for the change for an injury. The substitute for Keylor showed centimeters and safety overlooked. Finally, the Bernabéu lived a peaceful end of encounter.

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