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Valdebebas's night was condensed into two scenes, two images linked by that invisible thread with which glory and misery are woven.

In the first half, half a minute before kickoff,

chatted affably with

.

As if nothing mattered and everything depended on a good time with the ball.

Almost two hours later, when

ordered the end, the Gladbach footballers formed a crowd for another much more vehement meeting.

Around a screen,

boys

followed the outcome of Inter-Shakhtar, with so much unease that they even asked who was passing by.

"They finished 0-0," shouted a Madrid operative.

The fate of Real Madrid also depended on that result, which on December 14 will appear in the Nyon draw as seed.

His next opponent will come out among a reduced list of four rivals: Porto, Atalanta, Lazio and Red Bull Leipzig.

After this harrowing group stage, the round of 16 looks quite benign.

Nothing to do, of course, with the panorama that awaits Barcelona, ​​Atlético and Seville.

The group lead, with 10 points, is a relief for this Madrid, which in two days will play another final in the League against Atlético.

Of course, with the attitude shown yesterday, combined with Benzema's exquisite punctuality against the goal, everything will be easier for Zidane.

«We had a spectacular game, the most complete of the season.

On aggregate, from minute one to the end it was a very good performance, "said the coach.

Lucas's renewal

Zidane's speech, as usual, seemed to fit that of Benzema, the hero of the night.

“It was a difficult game, we entered well, wanting to win and show that we are the best.

It shows when we give it our all on the field and we were able to score even more goals, ”settled the Frenchman, who equaled

record

as the foreigner with the most white matches (527).

«It is a pride for me, because he is a legend of this club.

It makes me very happy, "he stressed about the Brazilian.

Although for a winger, no one was as influential yesterday as

, a captivating player in every phase of the game, so firm to hold

as necessary to assist Benzema in the 1-0.

Too bad his shot in the 79th minute stumbled against the wood.

The Galician now has compelling reasons to negotiate the renewal of a contract that expires on June 30.

"That is a complicated issue ... In football sometimes it not only depends on one part or another, but I am very happy to play here," he said.

42 years later

The future is also presented as something diffuse for Zidane, who yesterday allowed himself a striking license before the microphones.

"I will never be the

of Madrid," he predicted with overwhelming confidence.

«I don't know how long I'm going to stay, I don't think so.

I am very lucky to be at this club and I like to be here even in difficult moments », concluded the coach, who has accumulated five defeats in the 17 official matches of the course.

Although for difficult stages, these four decades of Gladbach away from the European elite.

Since that final lost to Liverpool in 1977, with

,

,

and

, continued with the semi-finals the following year, Borussia had not stepped on the decisive stages of the European Cup.

His pass, celebrated with shouts on the Valdebebas pitch, is also another success for the Bundesliga, which completes its full round in the second round thanks to Bayern, Dortmund and Leipzig.

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