The insistence of Casemiro who, in his third attempt, managed to score with a header, gave the victory 0-1 to a Real Madrid who suffered more than necessary against a Real Valladolid who showed impudence and desire and who, in his best moment of play, was cut off after the goal of the Spanish-Brazilian player that leaves Zinedine Zidane’s team three points behind Atlético’s leadership Madrid.
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Madrid made it clear, from the beginning, that they did not want surprises. Aware that he could not fail anymore and that he had a great opportunity to cut the disadvantage with the leadership after the Atlético Madrid stumble. came out pressing.
The locals did not allow themselves to be intimidated and, on the first occasion they had, they created danger. So much so that if it hadn’t been for Courtois’s performance, they would have opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Orellana managed to finish off and the rejection of the Belgian goalkeeper reached Janko, whose shot also diverted Courtois to a corner.
The tension remained after the corner kick, as Alcaraz also tried to surprise the Real Madrid goalkeeper, without succeeding. A hopeful start for the Blanquivioleta team. The Belgian goal supported Real Madrid.
Valladolid was brave. Real Madrid awaited the failure of the rival, Modric printed dynamism and the individual quality was evidenced in plays such as Kroos’s pass on Asensio, whose uncheck occurred offside. But it was Real Valladolid that fought the hardest, looking for surprise.
Vinicius began to claim prominence with his overflows, and the local defense had to work hard to stop him. Mariano, who came out to replace Benzemá, also wanted to vindicate himself and, although he scored, he did so in a clear offside. There was no time for relaxation in one area or another.
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Casemiro lamented after missing a clear opportunity. His comfortable header, after a free kick in which he beat Bruno, went well above the goal defended by Masip. There wasn’t time for much more. The game was open and, with that good image offered by Real Valladolid, s
e reached the break with the initial 0-0. With the same 22 players, the match was resumed, under the same parameters as in the previous one. With a well-intentioned Real Valladolid, who had a great opportunity to open the scoring, after a defensive failure by the visiting team, but again Courtois prevented the local goal, by clearing Orellana’s point-blank shot.
Before, Casemiro was left alone in the shot after a corner and, again, he went wide. But it was the Valladolid people who showed the most offensive bite, insistently looking for the Madrid area. But, once again, when the Blanquivioleta team was playing better, the rival’s goal arrived.
At the third time they say it is the charm, and Casemiro achieved an effective header after a corner, which surprised Masip, thus raising the first goal to the electronic. Sergio González moved the bench, bringing in two forwards: Weissman and Kodro, to seek the tie, shortly after Zidane introduced Isco, Hugo Duro and Arribas.
But the changes did not imply any variation in the future of the crash and, although the Valladolid people threw the rest in search of a point, they could do nothing to prevent Madrid’s triumph, that thus cuts the points of the leader, after his stumble against Levante.
EFE