Wake up the aristocracy of Madrid, faithful to the Champions

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The aristocracy wear silk gloves.

It is not because of the cold.

It is by distinction, by class.

It is represented by

, a footballer who is only concerned with the relationship with the game, not with its pettiness.

They are a waste of energy.

He is a Ballon d'Or that does not shy away from combat, like the count who appears in the front row of battle.

At his side,

, who thinks like a Ballon d'Or without ever being one, and

, who is in dreams.

Everyone puts on the gloves on the appointed day, in the Champions League matches that are real Champions, because Madrid, as a whole, is part of that aristocracy.

The ball thanked him, submissive, and

He received it, twice, to inoculate him with the goal hemlock, on the way to the round of 16, and as first in the group for the draw at San Siro.

Seeing is believing.

When asked why Madrid decided to wait until the last day, one can only look at that same aristocracy, lazy and dilettante in ordinary days, capable of losing to anyone and winning against the best, at San Siro or the Camp Nou , because it is the occasion that dictates the etiquette.

Of course, with gloves.

In this Madrid, the vices of high-ranking footballers, satiated with the Champions League, are accentuated, but nobody like them to respond to extreme situations, such as the one imposed by the clash against Borussia Moenchengladbach, a team that evokes the myth of comebacks.

They were other times, another Madrid that had won fewer things, but that always felt part of the nobility, whether UEFA played, like then, or the Champions League, like now.

The current one, in Valdebebas, did not even need the help of the Bernabéu, due to stage fright.

In the night of silence, determination, heraldry and work were enough for him.

'Luka & Lucas' form a company that has little to do with it, except for the sound of their first names.

The first is an undeniable player for his quality;

the second, a footballer who will always be answered in Madrid.

They are united, however, by commitment.

Both were the ones who set the tempo of the game at the start, which is when

team needed it

.

The staging was key, since the rival was both novel and dangerous, especially if he was allowed to run.

Lucas Vázquez, overwhelming on the right

Zidane settled on Lucas Vázquez again as a winger, a place that has made room for him due to

injuries

.

Despite mistakes like his hand against Valencia, the coach has maintained confidence in the Galician.

In front of

and behind Rodrygo, his partner on the right, Lucas Vázquez ate both of them, fast, vertical and precise, as Benzema showed in the center.

It was measured, as if he wanted to rock the ball instead of hitting it.

The Frenchman directed her out of

reach

with a sharp turn of the neck.

Impeccable in its execution, the action revealed one of the Gladbach's contradictions: mustard in attack, jam in defense.

Pressing in the opposite field was, therefore, key to avoid the transitions towards Thuram or

.

In the only clear they had,

enabled the second among the centrals, oriented for the one-on-one with

.

The ball went out.

The return of

, a pure aristocracy, was fundamental for what he represents, as much as the dominance of the game by Modric and

or the goals of Benzema.

The Frenchman, with more violence, played the first goal before the break, this time to Rodrygo's center, tense and precise.

The Brazilian is technically gifted to summarize many things in a single gesture.

The right wing of Madrid became the way to wound a Gladbach who could not rebuild himself in adversity.

The left, in which Zidane opted for

after his great act in Seville, was not the same.

The extremes were the places where, already with the game faced, the coach looked for the relays to give minutes to

, who needs them, and to the young

.

Modric, the best with the ball and without it

For the Germans, the opposite happened than in the match at their stadium, where they were always ahead on the scoreboard until the final draw (2-2).

From behind, in Valdebebas, they showed signs of their fledgling.

In the response to an adverse marker, the maturity of the teams is distinguished.

Borussia left very little.

As much as he qualified, due to the goalless draw at San Siro that leaves Inter Milan out, his match kept him 90 minutes with the rope in place.

Modric was not the best only with the ball, also without it.

Each of his pressures was a message to the rest.

If Luka does, there is no doubt, everyone will run.

From there, Madrid grew without gaps, without splitting as on other occasions until an entire act was set.

Borussia did not disturb Courtois except in the action of the first half, despite the relays dictated by Marco Rose at halftime.

On the contrary, it was Sommer who flew to get a shot from Kroos or a header from Sergio Ramos.

The same did the sticks of his goal, twice, against a rival to whom they could not respond because it was not the right day.

Maybe another time, but not with the Champions at stake, which is the same as glory.

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