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On the night of Arda Güler, it was again Brahim who cleared the way. The man from Malaga clings to every opportunity like a desperate man. In the cold of Aranda de Duero, after almost an hour of resistance from a team in the fourth tier of Spanish football, Brahim decided to take charge with his dribbling and ended up being knocked down as soon as he set foot in the area. Joselu finally scored Madrid’s first penalty of the season, after four mistakes, and already ended Arandina’s hope. The team will fly tomorrow to Riyadh qualified for the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.
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Adrian Alvarez, Jorge Pesca, Deiby Ochoa, Vitolo, Zazu and Alfredo Sualdea (Raly Cabral, min. 60)
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Arrizabalaga, Fran Garcia, Alvaro Carrillo, Vinicius Augusto (Álvaro Rodríguez, min. 79), Nacho, Dani Ceballos, Brahim Diaz, Camavinga (Rodrygo, min. 59), Arda Guler (Federico Valverde, min. 59), Nico Paz and Joselu
Goals 0-1 min. 53: Joseph. 0-2 min. 55: Abraham Diaz. 0-3 min. 90: Rodrigo. 1-3 min. 93: Nacho (pp).
Referee Victor García Verdura
Yellow cards Jorge Pesca (min. 52) and Raly Cabral (min. 76)
These first rounds of the Cup usually function as the stage for footballers who up to this point have lived in the rearguard, or for homegrown players who have been pushing. There was something of that in Madrid’s visit to Aranda de Duero, of course. Carrillo, the captain of Castilla, made his debut in the first team as a partner of Nacho in the center of defense, very attentive to the cut, safe and clean at the start. The Brazilian Tobias also made his debut in an official match, at right back. And Nico Paz, who has already had some time this year, reappeared at the center.
But in this Madrid ravaged by injuries since the beginning of the course, the January Cup also served for tests with much more breadth. Camavinga returned two months after his knee injury, and he was seen with the presence he had before, forceful in the cut, lively in his movements, light on his feet.
Although it was above all the night in which all eyes had been prepared to decipher the elusive Arda Güler, finally in a match with Madrid, just one day before six months had passed since his presentation on July 7 in Valdebebas . The Turk had not played for 201 days, injury after injury, since Turkey-Wales on June 19, in which he scored.
It had just arrived, but it seemed like it had always been there. He floated freely throughout the attack, constantly wanting the ball. He supported, directed attacks, took corners. That personality even led him to discuss hierarchies in his first job. When Ceballos was knocked down on the edge of the area, in an area conducive to a right-footed strike, Güler immediately went for the ball and held on to it. When Ceballos approached, the Turk turned so that he could not reach him, and made some gesture as if in supplication. She got her way. He prepared the shot and hit the post with his left foot, near the top corner. It was his second big occasion. The first had been kicked into a corner by Adrián Álvarez. All the spice was provided by the Turk, who ran into space and also threatened looking for a behind-the-back pass. Güler gave very promising signs in the time he had enough fuel. He came with a lot of late hunger, his own and that of the Real Madrid fans. Both were left wanting more.
His appearance was the most stimulating in a match controlled by Madrid through its monopoly on the ball. La Arandina was always seen an instant behind that movement, very fluid from the beginning. The biggest danger for the locals was Pesca’s throw-ins, pole shots that reached the penalty spot and opened the way to confusion.
La Arandina held at zero until half-time. Until Brahim returned from the locker room and caused a penalty with his first start. There the faith of the locals was defeated. On the next play, the man from Malaga launched himself again into a dribbling slalom, lost it, hit a rebound and scored. The third was scored by Rodrygo, as the game was sliding towards the end, still with some blows from Arandina. Pesca advanced from the defense, opened to Cabral on the right, who put in a cross that Nacho sent to the net. His misfortune was Aranda’s joy, on a night of excitement in which they celebrated the visit of the last champion, who returned home with the mission accomplished of advancing to the round of 16.
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2024-01-06 22:43:26
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