The four mistakes of the infallible Benzema and the 1,000 days of Ceballos: "He has suffered a lot and I want to highlight it"

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Before the start of

,

had never missed a penalty with a football club.

Neither with

nor with

.

23 goals in 23 attempts.

He had only failed with the

team , once in the

and twice in friendlies, the last against

a few months ago.

But the change of year has turned the luck of the Madrid captain from eleven meters.

He failed one against

in January, another against Celta in Vigo and two last night at

against a

stellar.

A player has not missed two penalties in the same League match since

in 05-06.

“

.

I have trusted there and I have done a little psychological work … », explained Herrera.

In short, Benzema has scored just four of the last eight penalties he has taken.

"

!"

forgave him on television.

assured

.

A

that, despite everything, has not weighed down Madrid's options, which could be champion this Sunday, without playing, if

is not able to win any of its two appointments against

and

.

If not, the madridistas will lift the title if they manage

remaining at stake.

"Ceballos has been the best"

"

," said Valverde, who started in the first game since September 22 in which Ancelotti did not use the trio made up of

from the start .

The Brazilian, with discomfort, and the Croatian, due to rest, stayed in the capital, while the German jumped in the second half.

Three rotations that gave prominence to

, with an outstanding performance by the first two.

The one from Utrera was not a starter with Madrid since

, almost three years.

And she shined.

«He has been the best of the team.

He has suffered a lot this year and I want to highlight it.

He has not had minutes and he has always trained well.

He has had injuries and a slow recovery and now he is the Ceballos that everyone knows », praised Ancelotti very tactfully.

The worst news for Madrid was the forced change of

.

The center-back stayed in the locker room at half-time due to discomfort in his right groin, although Carletto is "

."

The defense did not suffer in the second half, with an imperial Militao who, after losing the mark at 1-1, grew after the interval.

“

!” Ancelotti whispered in his ear, taking advantage of a pause.

The Italian also reserved

, who did not stay on the bench since the second day.

Instead,

was a dagger down the left wing,

scored and Madrid was once again a plane in the last half hour.

Another positive sign towards the Champions League.

"Now we have a week to prepare for the semi-final, we have a good dynamic," Ancelotti insisted.

While he awaits the trip to

, the Italian could celebrate his first League after two attempts in 2014 and 2015.

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