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«The ice one». This is how veteran Real Madrid employees remember the worst arrival at Camp Nou they have lived. Wednesday's was champagne and truffles compared to the classic November 29, 2010 . They place the one at the top of their ranking, far ahead of another unforgettable one: the piglet thrown at Figo (2002). Of course, on the night of fury unleashed against the Portuguese a banner remained in the memory of all present: "Because of you I killed my dog."

But if it's tension, José Mourinho's first visit as a white coach takes the cake. To the usual hyperventilation that Madrid generates here was the presence of the technician who had finished months before, at the head of Inter, with the Barça's wet dream of playing (and winning, it is supposed) a Champions League at the Bernabéu. An opportunity that has not been repeated. Then, on the way to the stadium, two camouflaged individuals with a motorcycle helmet stood in the middle of the road with a gas station bag in hand. «Pa, pa, pa ... It sounded like bursts of shots. And we didn't know what it was, ”say witnesses, impressed with the effect that simple ice cubes crashed against the moons can cause. Some players threw themselves to the ground of fright. The evening started badly and ended worse for Real Madrid, winners (5-0) on the grass.

Preventive cord

The descent from the Sofia hotel was placid, thanks to the powerful preventive cordon that the police prepared around the kilometer zero of the previous hours. The convoy of both teams traveled the short distance without any problem. Throughout the day, those responsible for the white expedition were receiving reassuring reports from law enforcement , where they guaranteed that the arrival at the camp would have no complications. Another issue would be during the match. Uncertainty planned throughout the day at the concentration hotel. Sergio Ramos, the white captain, heard precise indications about the protocol of action in case of assault on the turf by uncontrolled. Madrid also kept secret a flight plan to the airport, with several alternative routes planned to reach the takeoff runway, given the risk of finding road cuts to the Prat. The plane was ready before the start of the game.

Luckily, the classic developed normally, except for the throwing of yellow balls , after the break, and in a football tonic already seen in recent years. Madrid commanded at the start with authority, but without the necessary edge to get ahead nor with arbitral fortune. Hernández Hernández considered that a grip on Varane and a slap in the thigh and, on the same play (it has merit), were not enough reason to point out a penalty.

The owner of the VAR, De Burgos Bengoechea, thought the same. The bad white pulpit with this couple was charged with reasons very soon. At rest Valverde and Zidane left angry , each for different things. The place, because of the bad image of theirs. And the visitor for having let out a first part of dominance and harassment over the goal of Ter Stegen. "We show personality," said Ramos, who lamented the two penalties on his partner. At that point the smoke from the CDR burned containers sneaked out in the stadium: «On the break we saw that they were clear. The VAR is supposed to be put to help and it is not like that ». Zinedine Zidane did not want to enter the controversy, he preferred to keep the attitude of his team. "It's not easy to play like this here, I'm happy with my players, although we missed the goal."

The always cautious Butragueño did not doubt this time to criticize the arbitration work, showing the anger of the club. "We are supporters of the VAR because it is impossible for the referee to see everything. The VAR is ready to enter clear plays. It is disconcerting that it has not intervened in two very clear plays. When you see the images it attracts attention that has not entered," he protested.

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