Real Madrid has not achieved the three points at Almeria without a fight. The PhD student took the lead after a handful of minutes thanks to our compatriot Ramazani. The Madrilenians only put things in order in the second half via Vazquez and Alaba. Still a good start to the competition for Real, where Eden Hazard was allowed to show up for just over half an hour.
Compared to the won European Supercup against Eintracht Frankfurt, there were a few new names between the lines at Real Madrid. But even now Carlo Ancelotti did not grant Eden Hazard a base place. From the bench, he saw his colleague at the Red Devils concede a goal after five minutes. 21-year-old Belgian Largie Ramazani smashed his first La Liga goal against the ropes with Courtois. An excellent start for the PhD student, at Real they were immediately warned.
Especially when the scoreboard still read 1-0 at half time. But in the second half, Real straightened out. Modric came first, in minute 58 it was Hazard’s turn. A few minutes later the equalizer was a fact. Lucas Vazquez thanked Karim Benzema for the assist. And Real turned the backlog completely. David Alaba hadn’t touched a ball after his substitution, but the Austrian painted a free kick into Pacheco’s goal: 1-2. The home team insisted in the end, but Courtois did not give up. Real opens the competition with a three-pointer and immediately takes away from Barcelona, which played a draw on Saturday.
