Asensio's left foot vents Madrid and the Bernabéu recovers its joy

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Nothing like a good joy to overcome sadness.

At least momentarily.

Real

resorted to the fishing ground of the

to calm the European pain suffered in

.

Saturday night had some negative details that kept the fly behind the Madrid ear, a disappointing first half and an electric second, but they left a

to regain happiness.

The merengue environment does not fail to warn

of the stone in front of his feet.

The one he stumbled upon in

, when his Madrid went from carbureting to bursting the engine in the final phase of the season, and the one that seems to be in front of him throughout 2022. At times, the Italian team is a

, weighed down by a squeezed physique and by a

.

He has exhausted his calendar in an unstoppable January,

and the joy that was thrown at him in the classification in the fall and he

that can destroy the season.

But at other moments, in that connection with the victory that Chamartín always seems to have, he combines chances and a good game like someone who breathes.

.

A disappointing first part

Against Alavés, Madrid suffered from

,

and

rarely forgives

, but woke up after the break to

and to patch up some negative feelings.

In the initial section, a few rides by

, a few starts by

... And little else.

The visitors, guided by the always tough

, posed pressure in three quarters of the field and an advanced defense that Madrid in October would have taken advantage of to execute.

Without Kroos

, the ball went out to

, with the help of Alaba and

.

The ultimate goal was

or a diagonal to

, but the attempts of the former and the crosses of the latter did not prosper.

"I'm going to try other things," Ancelotti said in the preview, aware that his players had

, but the script remained the same as in the rest of the season without the spark of previous weeks.

Fede's entry gave verticality to the center of the field, but slowly, and on the right Asensio did not offer any danger.

At the top, Benzema showed signs of continuing far from his best physical level.

Despite everything, French is the

, a vital goalscorer at a time of the season when the squad is not seeing the door.

waking up after rest

After the break,

, and with him the entire stadium.

He surpassed Tenaglia in several dribbles and left one of the best actions of the duel.

A ball from

came to him in a counterattack, he faced on par with him, feinted with the shot and turned to the left in a trademark play.

However, his shot with his left foot was cleared by Pacheco.

, who finished at the feet of

, providentially under the sticks.

The action infected the stands, eager for

, and pinched Madrid, who upped his brain several gears and found his football.

.

Vinicius received with more meters,

and Pacheco began to suffer.

The night, however, was fateful for Asensio.

The Spaniard made a mistake that could cost his team the game: he gave up a back pass badly and

sent the ball to the side of the net with Courtois already beaten.

The Spanish attacker earned the whistle from the stands, but redeemed himself a few seconds later.

He received a ball from Benzema at the top of the large area, adjusted his body and

, which could do nothing.

His left foot,

, acted as an emergency solution for the Madrid leadership.

And if against the Andalusians he had taken off his shirt out of pure rage,

.

The 1-0 relieved Madrid

and made its football appear completely.

He felt liberated.

dropped several meters in the creation and

ran into the right lane.

An excellent triangulation initiated by the Uruguayan and shared by the heels of Asensio and Benzema ended in a back pass from the Frenchman for

's goal , who was reunited with the net.

The French striker, who played the entire game despite the inconvenience he has suffered in recent weeks, grabbed the award for the goal by taking advantage of a

.

Benzema regained his sense of smell and Madrid regained their joy.

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