The 35 seconds of "psychological warfare" that Karim Benzema lost

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It was

eternal seconds for

.

The French striker, back with

after his injury, put the ball in the penalty spot in the

area at minute 78:00 and hit it towards

's goal at 78:35.

Half a minute in which he reflected on the moment of the game that he had to decide, a 1-1 that made the white team lose the lead;

about his season, weighed down by

and physical discomfort;

and even about Herrera himself, who in the last

game last April had stopped him on two penalties.

towards the stands

, the Frenchman spoke to the sky in anger and the Bernabéu attended Madrid's first draw in this League.

Some tables that cause Barcelona to rise to first place and that are the

since the 0-0 against

on the last day of the last League.

Since then and until last night,

's men had won the 10 duels they had played: the

, the

against Eintracht, the

this year and the

garters.

"Sergio is very good at that"

The tie at the Osasuna wall, heroic in the last quarter of an hour after David García's expulsion, was 'cooked' in

from eleven meters and in Herrera's "

" with the Madrid captain, as the defined

at a press conference.

"They are psychological wars and

. And in the end he has come out the winner against the next Ballon d'Or," he summed up.

While Benzema was thinking about the destination of his shot,

of his goal with his arm.

He held that position for several seconds, almost until the Frenchman started to run towards the ball, and then watched as the ball bounced off the crossbar.

Since the start of the

and three of them have been against the Osasuna goalkeeper, who thanked Karim for offside minutes later, when it seemed to make it 2-1 .

The Frenchman, desperate, left empty on his return and is left with

, two less than Vinicius and

.

"I was thinking before about Benzema..." Ancelotti reflected.

"

against City and has scored. He is our best shooter", he defended him.

Benzema's is the

in the 81 games that both teams have played and in the 14 penalties that the Whites have taken.

Regardless of whether there is a 'red curse' or not, the whites are now second.

"

, that's why I have made changes, to put in fresh legs", assured

, who did not want to make excuses for the break: "No, that is not an excuse. The match did not come out as we wanted, we haven't played at an intense pace and they have scored in a arrival".

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On Sunday he also left Madrid worried about the physical discomfort of

, who was absent against Osasuna due to

, that is, pain in the

.

"This Monday there will be some tests, but

," reported Ancelotti, who lined up the Ukrainian

and who was upset by the seven goals in seven games (one each) that his team has conceded: "We have to improve there ".

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