Rüdiger plays his head and puts Madrid in the second round on the horn

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“Football is important to shout that we are alive.

To give some happiness to the troops and to our country for 90 minutes."

The words of the Shakhtar players and coaching staff in the days leading up to their match with Real Madrid turn last night's 1-1 into an injection of happiness and motivation for the Ukrainian people and a bad image of Madrid, far from His best version, apathetic, indolent... But in the round of 16.

At the Polish Army Stadium in Warsaw, more than 1,500 kilometers from Donetsk's Donbass Arena which is now owned by Russian troops, Shakhtar felt at home.

Carlo Ancelotti

, thinking about this Sunday's classic and, why not, about the mental health of his dressing room, gave

the opportunity , who linked two games against Celtic and Mallorca and disappeared from the pitch until he reached Poland .

Perhaps it was an award from the Italian for the commitment and silence of the Belgian, the best paid in the squad, or perhaps, why not also, a public demonstration of the reasons for his decisions.

And the fan should know that

, with more years in football than gray hair on his head, is almost always right.

The first part of Hazard and Madrid was the perfect summary of why the former Chelsea player does not have more minutes.

To include him in the eleven and give

a rest , Ancelotti opted for a 4-4-2 with

on the left and

and Hazard sharing

movements through the center of the Ukrainian defense.

,

,

and

also rested

, so you can already imagine the Madrid defense against Barça.

And either because of the scheme or because of the mixture of the virtues and defects of the chosen footballers (bet on this), Madrid did not work.

no speed

Thick in the creation and slow in the movements in three quarters of the rival field, he barely disturbed Trubin's goal.

The pressure, also timid and bloodless, gave way to

and

, young Shakhtar talents who dominated the first half and who

separated from the goal.

Only when

connected with Benzema did Madrid breathe.

The Frenchman, still far from his best physical level, at times stepped on the same square meters as Hazard, the fault of a Belgian who does not finish being far from the band.

His speed with the ball and space, both of which were scarce, put an end to the lack of fluidity of the Madrid attack.

Benzema, aware of the problems connecting with his teammate, looked much more for Rodrygo and that is where the Whites' best chances came, always with Trubin to clear them.

It is easy to imagine that the bad first half led to a small Ancelottina at the break, but nothing changed on the Polish grass.

On the contrary.

On the opening play of the second half,

had time to think and put the ball on the run to

, who crossed the ball to the far post for

's weak jumper

, to head to

's left side .

The 0-1 did justice to Shakhtar's efforts before and during the duel and to the apathy, unjustifiable in their beloved European Cup, of a strangely lost Madrid.

Another lost ball by Hazard, one more, made Ancelotti angry and he called Vinicius and Modric.

It was the 50th minute and

, who had changed the scheme after intermission to place the Belgian on the wing and return to 4-3-3, couldn't take it anymore.

Brazilian and Croatian replaced Hazard and

to try to come back from the game, but the Ukrainians continued to submit the defending champion.

, incombustible, put a ball on a tray for

who, after colliding with Lunin, sent the crossbar for Real Madrid relief.

Ancelotti moved the tree again to bring in Alaba and Camavinga and Madrid ended up equalizing through a cross from Kroos that Rüdiger finished off on goal, risking his head against

.

In the worst game of the season, the Whites saved their first defeat and made it to the round of 16.

The first place will be played against Leipzig.

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian and Polish people shouted proudly for their own after a Black Monday.

On Sunday, the classic.

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