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R. Madrid – Osasuna: Osasuna equals the Superliga

HThere are awkward rivals who always complicate life. It happens with Osasuna in general and with Sergio Herrera in particular, who repeated the feat at the Bernabu a year later, this time to break Real Madrid’s perfect start. Benzema returned to crash against the red goalkeeper when the play was legal, penalty included. The goalkeeper, who perhaps had conceded in Vinicius’s first goal, was a giant to support his team and save the point rescued by Kike Garcia’s amazing goal.

It was found at the stadium that Osasuna had not been in the Champions League position to date by chance. Arrasate has molded for months a firm team, with hardly any cracks and brazen, capable of fighting the attacks of a great based on order and of attacking the spaces with malice because it has footballers for everything. The leadership of the Garcias behind, Abde’s pranks ahead. A good mix to complicate Real Madrid, who suffered the same recipe last year and couldn’t beat the rojillos. Ancelotti prepared his attack in better shape, without saving anything for Shakhtar, gave Ceballos a chance and put in Rdiger for Militao. I squeezed Madrid from the start without actually shooting on goal, because the first flashes were red.

Abde is a fine end, one of those who have the ball sewn. He took advantage of a tilt by Carvajal to face Rodrygo, get rid of him and finish off against the net from the outside. In another elaborate play, Abde himself, a torment, doubled to the center for Moncayola, who tried from afar and Lunin answered for sure. First shot on goal of the show. And in a counter that originated in a faulty corner by Kroos, Abde received the superiority but crossed the shot too much. Good production from Osasuna.

Vinicius has begun to feel all the noise of recent weeks. He is irrepressible, but they won’t buy him easily. Cuadra didn’t whistle the first one he received, clamorous, at the minute. But the Brazilian is unattainable to discouragement. He calculated the play in the 38th minute to escape from Unai García, go wide, serve Benzema at the other post and touch the goal. Four minutes later, control on the right in a white attack, he closed the center in search of a finisher and surprised Herrera. Osasuna expected Benzema to be offside, of course but without going to the ball, or Rdiger, more fairly and with intention, but the referees did not consider anything illegal. 1-0. To rest.

It seemed that the most difficult thing for Madrid had been done, but they hardly had time to manage the result. Arrasate had placed Kike García to win second plays and he did, often over Alaba, but chose Rdiger to create a great goal. He received an almost frontal cross from Unai García and combed the old-fashioned way, with the top of his head, leaning to gain an angle and place the parabola on the square. Difficult goal. Much more than the one that missed the battering ram, shortly after, after a play by Moi Gmez.

Ancelotti intervened immediately. Withdrew Tchouamni, discreetly, and Ceballos, with a card. Valverde and Camavinga to the green to pick up the pace and settle in someone else’s field. It wasn’t easy, especially because of Osasuna’s stupendous placement. But Madrid’s performance at the Bernabu is always fearsome. Benzema had one that Sergio Herrera took out with a save, although he was offside. In another cross from the left, Karim controlled with his chest and David García brought him down before finishing. Cuadra did not pit anything, to general astonishment. And from the VAR, who called him to undo the wrong. Penalty and expulsion.

Of course, in front of Benzema was Sergio Herrera, who stopped him twice at El Sadar last year. Lance Karim. To the crossbar Shortly after, Benzema picked up a rebound in the area and crossed to the net. Canceled for offside. Osasuna resisted until the end to break Madrid’s perfect start, which also gave up the lead to tighten the Superliga. Damn stoppages for the whites.

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