On another very lackluster night, Real Madrid gained time but not credit with a lying victory that far from dissipated the storm. one goal … from Bellingham after a foul taken by Rodrygo, another from Mbappé converting a penalty committed on the ’11’, the saves of a once again stratospheric Courtois and the cable crossings of Marcao, who left his squad with one less as a result of two untimely tackles, knocked down a Sevilla that was much more solid, orderly and feisty than the withered team led by Xabi Alonso and gave three points to the whites who They were vital for the Gipuzkoan to maintain a thread of life, but they did not keep the guillotine away from his neck.
The whistles at the Bernabéu, at the beginning, in the middle and towards the end of the umpteenth extremely out-of-tune performance by its players, with Vinicius as the main individual signal when Xabi Alonso took over from him to make way for Gonzalo, keep the Gipuzkoan on a tightrope, unable to correct the misdeeds of his very indifferent pupils.
In the midst of the storm, the coach seems to have found at least a reference eleven, in the absence of moving pieces once the infirmary is lightened and there are no sanctions involved. Arda Güler and Bellingham are positioned in it despite the fact that they mix like oil and water, and also Rodrygo as the very important third leg of an offensive trident led by Mbappé and completed by Vinicius.
Real Madrid
Curtois, Society (David Jiménez, min. 93), Rüdiger, Huijsen, Fran Güler, Arda Güler (Camaving, min. 72).
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Sevilla
Vlachodimos, Johnlut, Carmon, Carmon, 84), Gudelj, Mark, Suazo, 60), Agoomy (Januz, min. 84), Mendy (Alfon, min. 84), Show, Alexis Sánchez and Isaac Romero (Pek, min. 70).
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Goals:
1-0: min. 38, Bellingham. 2-0: min. 86, Mbappé, they penalty. -
Arbitrator:
Muñiz Ruiz (Galician Committee). He reprimanded Carmona, Rodrygo, Asencio, Agoumé and Sow. He sent off Almedya (min. 45) and Marcao (min. 67), both for double yellow. -
Incidences:
Match corresponding to the 17th day of the League, played at the Santiago Bernabéu before 72,062 spectators.
The Bondy star turned 27 this Saturday and wanted to celebrate the anniversary by shattering the record of 59 goals in a calendar year that Cristiano Ronaldo established with the Real Madrid shirt in 2013. He barely managed to match it on a night that was not his or his teammates’.
It was a key match to prevent the fire from getting out of control, but Real Madrid came out with something that could have cost them dearly. First, it was a rude mistake by Huijsen that opened the way for Isaac Romero, although the center-back recovered in time to close the gap for the forward. Almost immediately afterward, the man from Lebrija wasted a great chance after another mistake in Real Madrid’s start. And Alexis Sánchez slipped when he was about to set up his leg, after Juanlu photographed Huijsen, a repeat offender in the race, in the race. The announcements that Sevilla had not gone to the Bernabéu followed one another to the anger of a coliseum that showed its deep displeasure with the negligent attitude of the whites by making them the subject of recurring whistles.
Rushed into construction, Real Madrid responded with sparks. One from Rodrygo left Fran García one-on-one with Vlachodimos, who blocked the way for the La Mancha side. Another from Mbappé ended with a cross shot from the Frenchman that went wide.
The fencing duel lasted fifteen minutes and left Sevilla badly off, as they were unable to express their superiority by scratching their opponent with a blunt point and ended up getting tangled up in indiscipline. Carmona earned a yellow card with an absurd protest that left him conditioned by Vinicius’ mark and Marcao got another for a rough tackle on Rodrygo that preluded the goal that put Real Madrid ahead, the result of the foul that Rodrygo himself took with silk and that allowed Bellingham to boast of the pole. To make matters worse, the Sevilla coach, who had already seen the yellow card and fighting against the referee, lost his temper again during the intermission and was sent off. Only the result favored a Real Madrid that was slow in pressing and transparent again in the center of the field.
Soul in pain
The whites returned from the booth with more evil intentions, who had two great opportunities to double the income in Mbappé’s boots. The first one left again near the long pole; the second crashed into Vlachodimos. Sevilla also enjoyed theirs, but neither Alexis Sánchez nor Isaac Romero, both twice, could overcome the wall that Courtois built, nor could Alfon in the epilogue of the clash. The Belgian had to grow big to support a Real Madrid that had no choice but to accept the give and take due to its inability to govern the dispute.
Fortunately for Real Madrid, Sevilla helped them with the expulsion of Marcao, who, not content with going too fast against Rodrygo, relapsed against Bellingham. With one more on the pitch, Real Madrid could have sentenced Real Madrid with a shot from Rodrygo’s turn that was aborted by Vlachodimos, but even with numerical inferiority, Sevilla managed to overcome an incorrigible team that continues to walk like a lost soul destined for nowhere no matter how much Mbappé made up the score to hunt down Cristiano.
