The afternoon began with “Stop the rock” playing when Real Madrid came out to warm up, as if the person in charge of the music was afraid that what was coming next was going to be hard rock. And what if it was. A brutal back and forth in which few move better than Camavinga, who with dreadlocks in the wind governs when there is no one to truly command. And the Frenchman was always in the eye of the volcano, making himself big in a crazy match with Kroos, who was in charge of the second guitar, leaving the Frenchman to take center stage. He was the first to reveal himself against the blow of the first minute and a half, where Madrid lost Tchouameni for the return due to yellow and received the 0-1. Camavinga’s first charge was the equalizer and the beginning of one of those micro comebacks that City knows well at the Bernabéu. In a flash Madrid was ahead, like two seasons ago, when they saw themselves classified and Rodrygo scored an express double.
The only thing that Ancelotti reproaches Camavinga for is that he does not try the shot more and that he is more encouraged to score, and he must have thought it was a good moment to respond to his coach when he raised his head and shot from distance. UEFA gave Ruben Dias the goal on its official website, but he was the one who lit the first spark, which was not going to be the only one.
The one at the end of the game, when Madrid had run out a little and the City fans were imposing themselves above the noise with their chants, it was Modric, who entered with the crutch in his hand to command and control a little the times they got. to the whites of that flu in which he was. He gave it to Vinicius in time for him to assist Valverde, who with his volley left everything equal for the return. The Croatian has few minutes, but when he comes on he shows that perhaps he deserves a few more. “My goal gives a little encouragement for the return, although we wanted to win. We must thank the public for giving us incredible support. We got a little tired, we stopped pressing, something that is normal, and City are a good team that punishes you,” said Valverde, the last scorer of the night.
“It was a very close match, we did well until we were able to keep the pressure high, we had a 3-1 lead and when we lowered the energy they took advantage of it. Then we were able to come back again. The match was very close and we had to put in the same attitude in the return”, Ancelotti summarized, happy with how his team played the first sixty minutes. “We surprised with Rodrygo on the left. On that wing we could create opportunities and we did. In the second half Vini stayed in front of the goal there as well. I’m satisfied, although the idea was to take a small advantage. Yes We compete the same in the second leg, something can happen,” Ancelotti closed, leaving a message for next week.
2024-04-09 21:54:14
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