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As soon as he returned from the break, Vinicius did not think the defile that Madrid was going through against Leipzig was enough, without a single occasion to remember and harassed at many times, that he decided to tempt fate a little more. In an inconsequential action, he carried Willi Orbán excessively, confronted the defender and, then, very recklessly pushed him at neck level. Not with great force, although with enough to make the stadium shake in the face of a possible expulsion. He bordered on red, but the referee, without resorting to the VAR, left it yellow.

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Andriy Lunin, Ferland Mendy, Nacho, Dani Carvajal, Rüdiger, Aurelien Tchouameni, Kroos (77 mins), Camavinga (45 mins), Federico Valverde, Jude Bellingham (84 mins) and Vinicius Junior

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Gulacsi, Castello Lukeba, Benjamin Henrichs, David Raum, Willi Orban, Xavier Schlager (Elmas, min. 84), Dani Olmo, Amadou Haidara (Kevin Kampl, min. 89), Xavi Simons, Lois Openda (Yussuf Poulsen, min. 77 ) y Benjamin Sesko (Christoph Baumgartner, min. 84)

Goals 1-0 min. 65: Vinicius Junior. 1-1 min. 68: Willi Orban.

Referee Davide Massa

Yellow cards Xavier Schlager (min. 19), David Raum (min. 50), Vinicius Junior (min. 53), Willi Orban (min. 71), Aurelien Tchouameni (min. 72) and Kroos (min. 75)

It was confirmation that, after an hour of confusion and discomfort from Madrid, the Bernabéu was headed for a thriller for the remainder of the night. He threatened with the final relief of Vini himself when he hit the first clear chance for the whites, but his well-known Orbán replied with a header after three minutes.

Then yes, panic began to run through every hallway of the Bernabéu, a sensation that was not new in days that, a priori, seemed like a transition. Like in the round of 16 in 2015 against Schalke 04, with Ancelotti on the bench, when despite the 0-2 in the first leg, the white team ended up shaking (3-4). Or like against Juventus in the 2018 quarterfinals, when the Italians tied the first leg at 0-3 after the break. Or like against Chelsea in the 2022 quarterfinals, when the English tied the score at 1-3 in London with half an hour left. “We are not capable of handling the advantage,” lamented Carletto, who recalled Schalke’s bad situation. Nine years later, same abyss. This Wednesday, his team received up to 20 total shots, as many as in the match against Chelsea in 2022.

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There were no excuses in Ancelotti’s speech, an interventionist in the lineup and at the forefront of assuming blame. “If he had changed those who weren’t doing well, maybe he would have changed the coach too,” he said, already relieved. “It was a poorly played game with little intensity. The psychological aspect has influenced a lot. The rival had nothing to lose and we were on the brakes from the beginning,” admitted Carlo Ancelotti, who surprised in the eleven with an accumulation of midfielders that did not work.

“I may have made a mistake in the lineup. I used means to increase intensity, press high and avoid counterattacks, but we were in a low block and without pressing. The whistles at the end of the first half were deserved. Now I wouldn’t do this alignment. Not at all,” acknowledged the Italian, whose bet caught the attention of even his colleague Marco Rose. “The center of the field surprised us a little. [del Madrid]. Many players. But hey, they were top level,” commented the visiting coach.

“It seems like it’s a drama.”

As in the league clash at the Metropolitano, in one of the only two white defeats this season, Ancelotti moved the tree in the same direction and brought together five midfielders. He didn’t turn out well either time. Neither Germany’s 0-1 nor a rival without a historic bone in Europe dissuaded Ancelotti from serious moves after receiving nine shots on goal in the first leg. He was not so surprised that he sent Rodrygo to the thinking corner (three low-weight goals in the last 15 games), but rather the solution: another midfielder (Camavinga) and with only one pure attacker (Vinicius).

Within a quarter of an hour and after three shots on goal from the Germans, Ancelotti’s instructions multiplied and crisis meetings with his advisors followed one another to try to rebuild a cracked team. After half an hour, the whistles began at the Bernabéu. Deserved, according to Carletto. From there until the end, the night went from scare to scare for the whites.

“Goal accomplished. That’s it, let’s think about the next one,” said Nacho, who clung to the only good thing about the day for his team: the result. “It wasn’t a good game, not even with the score in our favor. They come out very quickly on the cons. “Nobody said this was going to be easy,” added the captain. “It seems like it’s a drama and we’re in the next round,” he concluded.

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2024-03-06 23:29:56
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