Madrid is not one of the great teams, it cannot be analyzed with conventional variables: the game, the form or the system. Madrid is an act of faith in itself and that is why it is never defeated by any prognosis, even if it finally falls in the game. At Stamford Bridge, today, he starts with a worse result, because the score of the first minute classifies Chelsea, he has lower and less energy. However, there is something in the air, 'something in the air', as they say in the islands, that does not respond to equality after the draw of Valdebebas (1-1), preserved thanks to a goal from Benzema. No. It responds to the competitive capacity of Madrid, capable of going into a trance in 90 minutes, going from zero to 100, from nothing to glory, in a single act. In that it is unique.

Thomas Tuchel

knows

, and that is why he regretted everything that failed in the first leg, and

Zinedine Zidane

knows it

: "We are where we want." One shot from another Champions final. Reaching that place is not always possible, because Madrid is by nature irregular in the long term, but if it succeeds, it is in its sauce, at the time. Either you kill him fast, which is why Tuchel called for relentless intensity, or you die.

Zidane suffered that Madrid, as a Juve footballer, in the 'Seventh', and he enjoyed it, as a scorer in the 'Ninth' and as a coach.

If he qualifies for the final in Istanbul, on 29th this month, it would be the coach's fourth, after the three conquered in his first stage on the bench (Milan, Cardiff and Kiev).

The first without

Cristiano

or

Bale

or practically

Hazard

.

"This is not a miracle, it is work," he said yesterday in London.

More than ever, you are right.

More tactics, less vertigo

The Madrid that rebuilt again and with which it conquered the first League of the pandemic is a Madrid of more tactics and less vertigo, of more solidarity than ego.

Benzema

is neither a Christian nor a football player or personally, but he has managed to reinvent himself so that his goals were the drop by drop necessary to keep the team in the Champions League and La Liga.

Sergio Ramos

returns to

that Madrid where

antidives

like

Militao

or

Nacho

grow

, but

Varane

falls

.

It is nothing new, it has been the trend throughout the season.

Hence, ZZ has shown the largest number of combinations, with position and system changes.

In London you can choose 4-3-3, the one you prefer and have used in the big games, or opt for three centrals, with Militao and Nacho along with Sergio Ramos.

In days like today, mindset is more important than drawing.

The same Tuchel said regarding his own.

Sergio Ramos, virtue and risk

The German Chelsea manager referred to Sergio Ramos. "Of course it is not the same as playing," he said in a complimentary tone. However, it is necessary to see which Ramos is the one who is back, if a Ramos in fullness or the one who returned abruptly after the knee operation. The captain's leadership on the field is unquestionable, but the duel against

Pulisic

, a devil in Valdebebas, or a talent like

Mount is

going to be very demanding physically for Madrid's defense.

Valverde

, who also returns after the Covid, is a wild card for Zidane, who must also decide on Hazard: from the beginning or at the end.

Tuchel knows that if he hands over the initiative to Madrid, he is lost.

You need two parts to fire, like the first of the first leg, while those of ZZ need to prolong the second and bide their time.

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