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The last two days of each
league
are a drama.
Pure
tension
,
survival and destruction
.
A life-and-death long-distance fight that
Real Madrid
has encountered on its way to the
Champions League
final .
Carlo Ancelotti
's team
'descended' to
Levante
with their victory last Thursday and sank
Cádiz
a little after the draw of
Nuevo Mirandilla
.
A Madrid that,
without Vinicius, Benzema, Modric or Camavinga
, was lazy at times, had no ease in the final meters and gave
too many opportunities
to a Cádiz that did not know how to take advantage of the night.
With a little more calm,
Sergio González
's men could have been saved this weekend, but who can ask for calm at this point.
And that the appointment began uphill for the Cadiz.
For Valdano himself, who was by his side at the
Azteca
, to say that a play "looks like
Maradona
's all-time goal, " is that this action has been outrageous.
In the 4th minute,
Rodrygo Goes
controlled the ball close to the left margin line of Nuevo Mirandilla.
He left
Alcaraz
with a cut to his left, accelerated diagonally towards the rival goal, effortlessly overcame
Álex Fernández
's arrival , faced the area, threatened
Luis Hernández
to the right and broke him to the left, withstood the push of
Fali
and came to
Ledesma
, which had beaten him well.
There the Brazilian managed to make a soft touch that prevented the goalkeeper from stopping and left the ball free for
Mariano
's shot .
0-1.
Lucas Vázquez
went straight for the young striker, ex-
Santos
, and hugged him before snorting in reaction to what he had seen.
His appearances in recent weeks have made Madrid dream of a new explosion of another of the adolescent jewels he caught in Brazil a few years ago.
Mariano, who put his hands to his face in relief after scoring, thanked him for the gallop.
Something that put Cádiz on the precipice of the
Second Division
until Madrid, personified in
Militao
, wove a rope to keep it from falling.
The Brazilian is the perfect example of what these days mean for the white team.
Militao, having overcome some physical discomfort, needs to reach May 28 with an
adequate
competitive rhythm .
Rhythm that this Sunday did not have.
The center-back emitted signs of
doubt
and Cádiz, and especially
Negredo and Lucas Pérez
, took advantage of them.
The locals were able to equalize after five minutes after a brilliant run by the attacker from Madrid, beating a weak Militao, but
Nacho
He arrived before the ball reached the Galician's boots.
And in minute
36
, after a good save by
Lunin
moments before, the Andalusians found the prize.
Militao badly cleared a ball that seemed clear to give it to Lunin, and the ball landed on
Rubén Sobrino
, who faced the area, feinted several times on Vallejo and shot.
The ball grazed Militao, hit the crossbar and entered the Madrid net.
Justice to the local push.
Hazard's return
The second half was almost everything Cádiz wanted to complete the comeback.
Madrid only appeared when
Kroos
altered the passivity of the merengues attacks and looked for the goal with his passes.
There Asensio, Mariano and Carvajal had options, but they were not successful.
Ancelotti gave half an hour to
Ceballos
and
Eden Hazard
, who had not played since February, and the Belgian was one of the best in the final stretch despite the fact that he still has a long way to go to reach optimal form that will allow him to participate in
Paris
.
That
's what Carletto was
looking for .
Meanwhile,
Cádiz
, in a more emotional than football field, was a prisoner of his feelings.
Alavés lost and
Mallorca
tied, so a goal left them in the First Division for one more season.
Too effusive.
Negredo
had the clearest chance from eleven meters after being brought down by
Lunin
(after a mistake by Militao), but the Ukrainian put out a colossal hand to keep the draw.
Courtois
' substitute
was the best in Madrid.
He blocked any local attempt and kept a clean sheet during the final stretch despite the attempts of Negredo, who with a shot a few meters from the goal and a header from close range had the best options.
Lunin always appeared there.
In the discount of the New Mirandilla, the stands sank with the goal of
Mallorca
and with the desperation of the tie on their grass.
Madrid did not intimidate enough and remained professional in the face of unsuccessful local attacks.
Ancelotti's men continue to travel to Paris and Cádiz, now in relegation, will play it all in Vitoria.
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