• 1-3 in Bruges. Narration and statistics

Vinicius marked with an exquisite touch of exterior. It was the event of the night in Bruges, where Rodrygo also scored, with that same rubric. Two auctions of unequivocal Brazilian aroma, one with the right hand and the other with the left-handed. Two details to save a bland night, rounded by Modric in the discount. It was another triumph to add to this streak, the best in two years, of 10 consecutive games without losing. A perfectly perfect Wednesday at Jan Breydel, although that lack of incentives in the closing of the league against Bruges should be interpreted, paradoxically, as good news for Real Madrid.

And it has only been two months since that gloomy afternoon at the Bernabéu, when the old aristocrat was walking towards the scaffold of the Europa League. Only a header of Casemiro then avoided the disaster of a team that, with its defects, has resumed the cruising pace of the results. And a football, at times, neat in details, thanks to the resurgence of Modric or the reappearance of Isco. Among the innumerable differences with respect to that hurried 2-2, the only invariable factor led again the signature of Casemiro himself, to whom Zidane granted, as in the previous 20 matches, the privilege of ownership.

He did not understand the cautionary coach with his midfielder, despite the impending visits to Mestalla and Camp Nou. He also risked with Mendy, who will not be able to play in Valencia by penalty, to the detriment of Nacho, restored from his two-month leave. However, the cold night on Jan Breydel, in the rain, could only be justified with some Rodrygo feint. Or a Vinicius race on the left. Or, getting great, with a goal from Jovic. Within a quarter of an hour, the Serbian striker wasted the best white opportunity, after the only moment of inspiration from his two attack partners. Before the break, only Isco also approached the goal, although his low shot was lost to a span of the post.

Isco losses

Without a single qualifying incentive, Madrid looked more insistently at the clock, for the matter of quickly resolving the procedure, than Mignolet. So his indolence translated into a couple of compromised situations for his goalkeeper. Initially, Areola had been thoroughly employed with his feet before a shot by Tau. And in the added time, just before the break, the line judge annulled a goal to the South African after a beautiful Bonaventure heel assistance. The insistence on the pressure of the Bruges drowned the visitor distribution lines. Isco accumulated losses and Madrid did not weave a sad play of mention.

The inspiration in the meritorious young people was not palpable, or poise in Odriozola or Militao, the news behind. However, a race of the San Sebastian side at the start of the second half was enough for Rodrygo to connect a left-handed touch that touched the stick before meeting the net. Only a blink later, Bonaventure's good judgment generated space for Vanaken's draw. By then, the defeat of the Galatasaray in Paris had sealed the Bruges passport to the Europa League. And a goal against the 13-time European champion made the fans happy.

Against trauma

Maybe that's why Vinicius 1-2 was assumed with sportsmanship, very attentive to define with the outside in the small area, just the place where you would have to wait for Jovic. Almost three months after those tears at the Bernabeú after scoring against Osasuna, with a shot tripped in a defense, the Brazilian again unravels, even for a moment, his great trauma.

Zidane, without regard for these trifles, withdrew the kid for the benefit of Brahim, who had not yet debuted in Europe. The filling minutes for Benzema or Fede Valverde preluded Modric's final 1-3 from the half moon. In a game with two goals with the outside, the best player with that part of the foot, closed the result with the inside. These are the whims of the game.

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