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Vinicius

he likes the open country, unleashed when he meets him like an antelope in the Serengeti. In Kiev, on the other hand, he found a forest. There was no room to run, but since verticality is in his nature, he decided not to look back. He danced on the ball, looked for deception, took a few steps and stopped before the next man, whom he saved with a hip blow, in another direction, he regained the vertical and crossed the net, with little angle, in a definition gourmet. The execution of the third goal was a production of the Brazilian's own, without demerits from the opponents as in the two previous goals for Madrid. An action in which Vinicius showed his technical and emotional growth, more precise in the finish, more serene in the maneuver.An excellent answer in a difficult situation for someone who wants to be a leader in the future and an unbeatable business card before the classic that will put you face to face with

Ansu Fati

.

The Brazilian did more in the company of Benzema, who was in practically everything that Madrid did with an offensive sense against a contemplative Shakhtar, and did not give up until he crowned the game with his signature.

Contrary to last season's version, against which ZZ's Madrid fell twice, this time the Ukrainian team posed no threat.

Vinicius also managed the second goal, by picking up Modric's pass right in the space that the Croatian mentally marked him, after a robbery by Benzema thanks to the defensive innocence of Shakhtar.

Again, a precision finish, before offering the assist of the fourth goal to Rodrygo.

The result supports Ancelotti's approach, although it is surprising that one of the coaches who has experimented the most with systems was so restrictive about which Madrid should use. The Italian is not usually, like all intelligent beings. A 4-3-3 and no more talk, he came to say. Word of God ... In Kiev he fulfilled it, supported by the Holy Trinity of the center of the field: Modric, Kroos and Casemiro. They have the reliability of a Rolls, proven once again in the Champions League, and they advance like a Rolls. A guarantee to travel in the first category, but sometimes, only sometimes, it would not hurt to feel the crackle of a two-stroke engine, because even quality, if predictable, can be harmless. For a few minutes, the first in Kiev, it seemed so. Valverde, who was not a starter for the first time this season, or Camavinga contribute them,although far from the headlines, very far.

Madrid waited for their moment against Shakhtar, who started fearful, in an attempt to protect themselves in the possession carried over to the cartoon in the first minutes, when Marlon stopped with the ball for seconds, waiting for a pressure in which the team white was not wasting energy. At times, the Brazilian midfielder looked like a cypress.

In the first half, Madrid's dominance responded to the hierarchy of its midfielders, but without proportional depth. Most of his chances came with medium-range shots, repelled by the young Trubin, one of the few Ukrainians on this team full of Brazilians. They had more to say with Vinicius than with other of his companions. Ancelotti's team made up to 15 shots before the break, but the goal was only found when Kryvstov cleared a rained cross by Lucas Vázquez into his net. A childish mistake, because it was not an action to the limit, which removed from Madrid's mind the problems with the goal suffered against the Sheriff at the Bernabéu and for which he traveled to Kiev in an unexpected predicament. Roberto de Zerbi was taken away by the demons on the bench.The demons of Madrid later returned him to calm, which is the consistent interpretation of reality.

The result is returned to Ancelotti, because almost three weeks without playing, between the break and the postponed game, is an eternity when there is no winning.

It gives everyone to talk, outside and inside.

Rehabilitated in the Champions League, the classic is better faced.

Now it's Koeman's turn.

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