One-actor theater. Real Madrid plays in the hit of La Liga [WIDEO] Pika nona

Eight points – this is the distance between Real Madrid and Barcelona in the Spanish league table before the break for March national team matches. There are nine rounds left until the end of the season, so the question of fighting for the title is still open. Barcelona defeated Las Palmas 1-0 after Raphinha’s goal, so it put pressure on Real, who had a much more difficult task ahead of them this round. The team led by Carlo Ancelotti played against Athletic, the fourth team at this stage of the season.

Watch the video Jan Bednarek under fire! Touchstone: I chose well

Real Madrid entered this competition without Vinicius Junior, who was suspended for too many yellow cards. In the autumn round, Real defeated Athletic 2-0 after goals by Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham.

A beautiful goal by Rodrygo from outside the penalty area. Athletic was only active at the beginning

The first dangerous situation came from Athletic. Inaki Williams received the ball in the Real Madrid penalty area, but shot it into the side netting. The hosts were leading from the seventh minute. Then Rodrygo received the ball on the left side of the field from Brahim Diaz and ran several meters. Nobody was attacking him, so he shot from about 20 meters and beat Julen Agirrezabala with a beautiful shot. Athletic’s defenders were very passive in this situation.

From this point on, there were no clear-cut opportunities on either side, but Real had full control of the match. Toni Kroos and Federico Valverde fired shots from outside the penalty area. The ball hit by the German was easily caught by Agirrezabala, and after the Uruguayan’s volley attempt, the Athletic goalkeeper parried the ball to the side. In the 44th minute it could have been 2-0 for Real, but Aurelien Tchouameni made a slight mistake after Kroos’ cross from a corner kick.

The absence of Nico Williams in the Athletic squad was very noticeable. The guests from the Basque Country did not have any shots on target at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. Apart from isolated moments, it was not as intense a meeting as one might expect.

Rodrygo has done it again. Real prevails in the hit of the Spanish league

Real could have made a great start to the second half. In the 49th minute, Brahim Diaz took a strong shot in the Athletic penalty area, but it hit the post. Three minutes later, the guests had a dangerous situation. Alex Berenguer crossed the ball into the penalty area and Inaki Williams fired a volley. This attempt was stopped by Andriy Lunin. This was a sign for Real to score a second goal as soon as possible. In the 59th minute, Rodrygo ran into the penalty area and fell after a foul by Inigo Lekue, but the linesman showed the ball was offside.

Real finally achieved their goal in the 73rd minute. Bellingham then played perpendicular to Rodrygo. The Brazilian ran into the penalty area, deceived one of the opponents with his body balance and defeated Agirrezabala again with a shot at the near post. Athletic looked for opportunities to score a goal, for example through Iker Muniain, but Lunin was not beaten even once.

Thanks to a 2-0 win in the blockbuster of the 30th round of the Spanish league, Real Madrid maintains an eight-point advantage over Barcelona. Athletic remains in fourth place with 56 points, but could drop to fifth if Atletico Madrid beats Villarreal next Monday.

Real Madryt 2:0 Athletic Club (Rodrygo Goes 8′, 73′)

2024-03-31 20:56:00
#Oneactor #theater #Real #Madrid #plays #hit #Liga #WIDEO #Pika #nona