Real Madrid catches a breath and calms anxiety on the way to another final

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lives from the present, from the constant oxygen with which victories stir their lungs.

It's like breathing.

And nothing gives the white team so much air as a title.

That is why he needs more than ever the relaxation that lifting the

would give him , a trophy in the middle of a small storm of sensations and results in the

.

And that's why he sighed with relief when he saw the suffered 1-4, even if the result was deceiving, achieved tonight against

, the great Egyptian and runner-up in the last

African

Faced with one of his most difficult weeks after the defeat in

,

returned to what has given him the most solidity this season: that trio made up of

in midfield and the duo of Brazilian children in attack .

The French as the axis, the German as the rudder and the Croatian as a loose verse.

This Madrid without

or

, the beginning and end of its successes a few months ago, must grow as a result of the backbone of its midfielders.

And in

, against an inferior rival but with the pressure and anxiety of the title, he did it.

He dominated Al-Ahly, tough at times on the legs of the restless

, and took advantage of the rhythm and verticality of

and

to stand in the final on Saturday.

The two young Brazilians were able to seal the match in the first half.

Rodrygo's position as a false 9 and his ability to drop steps in possession gave Vinicius space, who followed the example of what he usually does with Benzema.

In Rabat his compatriot was his Karim.

After a couple of scares from Al-Ahly to the Lunin goal,

.

They brushed against him in the 27th minute, when Rodrygo accelerated in three quarters of the rival field to leave Vinicius alone against

, and a minute later, with Rodrygo stealing Hany's bag on the wing, facing and dribbling Metwaly and planting himself in front from the goalkeeper, with half a second to think about a vaseline that crashed against the post.

The warning came true ten minutes later.

An error by

in a control left Vinicius face to face with El Shenawy.

The Brazilian repeated the idea of ​​a partner in attack and insisted on Vaseline before the goalkeeper left, scoring the well-deserved 0-1 for a superior Madrid.

and waiting for the counters allowed by the whites, only had options in the Madrid relaxation.

If Vinicius had given air before the break,

recovered personal sensations and widened the gap on the scoreboard in the first play of the second half.

The 0-2 came as almost everything comes in Madrid: after a start from Vinicius.

The Brazilian crossed lines, handed the ball to Modric and the Croatian, upright, assisted Rodrygo so that he stayed against El Shenawy.

The goalkeeper prevented the goal, but the rebound fell at the feet of the Uruguayan, who had cold blood to fake and send the ball into the net.

The game seemed decided, without clear chances for almost 15 minutes, but

, a midfielder turned full-back, fell

and gave the game excitement.

The winger cut the Frenchman and the former from Stade Rennes stung.

beat Lunin from eleven meters and Al-Ahly believed and bordered on epic.

Afsha had the equalizer and Lunin saved the whites while his teammates were knocked out.

Vinicius 's

, reviewed by the new 'live VAR', seemed to close the game, but El Shenawy saved

's shot , who repeated Asensio's mistake in Mallorca.

In discount, and with the Egyptians looking for extra time, Rodrygo, after a beautiful combination with

, and the youth player

, who took advantage of the two minutes that Ancelotti gave him, sealed Madrid's pass to the final.

There awaits Al Hilal.

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