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The first day is not the most apt to draw conclusions, even less in this
League
of
expanded
salary limits
thanks to an investment fund, of signings that do not arrive and of discards that do not find a new home. Well, with this preventive qualification made, here is a conclusion:
this Madrid has a goal
. Perhaps a lot more than you think, perhaps less than you may need when spring admits no mistake, but has a goal. And he has it because he has
Karim Benzema
, that footballer who never presented leader's credentials and who grows the more responsibility the circumstances place on him.
Cristiano
left
,
Ramos
has left
And there is the Frenchman, ready to untie knots to appease the anxiety of a premiere at times overwhelming, finally solved with sufficiency.
Real Madrid left some doubts last night in Mendizorroza, especially in a first half in which Alavés tutored him without complexes, but all of them left them for another day thanks to a furious start in the second half, in which he drilled three times the
Pacheco's
goal
in 13 minutes. Two of the goals were achieved thanks to Benzema and in the first the green shoots of a
Hazard
were appreciated
whose spark was the best news for
Ancelotti
, in the first episode of his second white adventure. He also convinced
Alaba
in his debut, covering the left side of the defense due to the losses of
Mendy and Marcelo
and crowning his debut with an assist to Vinicius in discount.
Apart from the former
Bayern
, the presence of
Bale
, lying on the right profile of the attack, as in the old days, was the most striking message that Ancelotti offered with his lineup. The coach seems willing to recover the Welshman for the cause, encouraged by his own tendency to respect hierarchies, but it is still surprising that he is betting on a footballer apparently amortized to the detriment of those who must star in the future,
Rodrygo
and
Vinicius
. It could even be interpreted as a message to the heights, but
Florentino Pérez
does not need
be convinced of the suitability of signing a top-level attacker. What you need are circumstances that, today, have not yet occurred.
Mbappé
, meanwhile, was exhibiting with
PSG
after hearing whistles from his own fans.
Good for Madrid?
We have to wait to know it ... Today seems less necessary than yesterday.
The identity that
Calleja
wants to establish in Alavés, anchored for years in a very conservative football, brought out the shortcomings of Ancelotti's team during the first act. Not so much the soccer as the emotional ones, because the Vitoria team prevailed in the disputes thanks to its greater intensity and later it generated problems for the white defense thanks to its verticality and ambition. His was the best chance of the first half, the work of
Pere Pons
after a play by
Édgar
, while Madrid could only score a shot on goal, the work of Bale in a very distant free kick that did not rush
Pacheco
.
The luck that Real Madrid enjoys is that it always has the wild card of talent to invest hesitant inertia when not negative. All it takes is a back pass from
Lucas Vázquez
, a pure fantasy assist from Hazard and a point-blank shot from Benzema to clear the fog. It was the start of 13 minutes of fury, to which Nacho continued taking advantage of a
Modric
center
and that Benzema himself closed in a double opportunity. Without hardly realizing it, Madrid went 0-3 in a flash: that's having a goal.
An error by
Militao
, the weakest of the white defense, led
It caused
Joselu to
cut penalties, but Madrid never feared for the victory.
There was even a chance of redemption for the Austrian, serving in the discount an assist to
Vinicius
that served to fasten the victorious debut of Madrid.
The goal against Madrid smiled so much last night that even the Brazilian scored.
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