Real Madrid draws and suffers for passage to the Champions League

Unleashing his worst image of the season due to a misguided initial approach, with defensive doubts and a loss of identity that brought him to the brink of a nervous breakdown, Real Madrid overcame the second round of inferiority against Leipzig, capitalizing on his win for Germany to draw 1-1 at home, thanks to a relief goal Vinicius and saved the beam in the last breath.

Selected, Ancelotti modify their system on one of those days that mark the seasons and the interpretation of their players could not be worse. With the intention of diminishing the rival’s virtues, he diminished his own as much as possible. AND Real Madrid canceled in the first act. Installed in the worst version from an incomprehensible drawing. Only Leipzig’s failure in the last meters prevented an unexpected disaster.

The German nine stations in Lunin created a fear that prevailed in history Real Madrid in European Cup. He changed his identity for protection. Increased muscle in the center of the court ‘Carletto’ and he found inconsistency in physical strength. A crowded midfield and an unguarded attacking line. WITH Bellingham lost in no one’s zone and Vinícius resigned on the wing waiting for the ball to play for the world.

Intended to be in control, to anesthetize from possession the frenetic pace at which Leipzig are so comfortable, Real Madrid lost their essence. Their pressure was so poorly executed, it left spaces that were used by the opponent, which instilled fear in the players who were punished by the stands with a complaint in the form of a whistle for the attitude. But it wasn’t a lack of self-sacrifice, but pure impotence without the ball and sterile possession.

The contrast between the few revolutions that Real Madrid wanted and the direct play Leipzig he ended up causing nervous moments at the Bernabéu, in love with ‘rock and roll’. On the opposite pole of speculation. But Ancelotti sees his team in one of those moments of irregularity. An example is three draws in five league games. And he decided to protect himself by leaving Rodrygo on the bench.

Only a shoulder shot by ‘Vini’ was the only dangerous action in the first half in which the patience of Real Madrid fans was running out until the whistle after half an hour of the game. I have already forgiven Openda s Dani Olmo only to achieve a desperate scream.

I was comfortable Elm on the way back to Spain finding space in Madrid’s disarray and reading the counter attack perfectly gave Openda a chance to fight back again. He put his shot in too much. There was no news from Real Madrid. Weak and poorly located. Worse image of his only defeat in the Metropolitan. Simons tested Lunin, who was infected with the team’s insecurity, by curling a soft cross into the corner with a changed hand. And breathing while deflecting the corner that Openda knocked into the side of the net.

He was looking for a reaction Ancelotti returning to the origin, admitting one’s error in approach, giving entrance Rodrygo for the lost Camaving. Returning to the usual drawing did not suddenly remove the fear because Lunin left the exit at the wrong time. With a heavy heart, he quickly corrected him before, of course, Opendo.

An outpouring of pride, an outpouring, was secured in the Real Madrid. Leipzig knew this, demonstrating their defensive shortcomings as soon as they felt challenged. With a little intensity, the team improved minute by minute. Ancelotyour. Between Vinícius’ runs, Bellingham’s appearance in the area where he damages opponents, devouring space with elegant strides.

So, Rodrygor he first blocked the Englishman’s shot, later tested Gulacsi low and conceded the shot in true Madrid style. Punishing bravery by the counterattack he launched Kroosdirected by Bellingham which lasted as long as it took until Vinícius attacked the space, to set the perfect ball according to his definition in the first race.

Leipzig couldn’t fathom falling two goals behind in a tied game after being outplayed Germany and at the Bernabéu. Far from sinking from the blow, he threw himself into the game feeling that he had nothing to lose. The liberation of the Bernabéu with the goal did not extend to his team. Real Madrid were back in doubt and it took just three minutes for them to concede an equaliser. Raum center from the left, Orbán gets the action through Nacho with a header. The back in the photo.

He gave way to moments of the greatest uncertainty of the entire season to finally seal a passage to the quarterfinals full of suffering. Orbán forgave without marking at the far post, a gift from Carvajal wasted by Sesko, the firmness of Lunin on Henrichs’ cross and the final touch with Olmo’s cruel ball that bounced off the crossbar in added time. He Real Madrid He emerged unscathed from his worst day in the Champions League.

-. Technical document:

1 – Real Madrid: Lunin; Carvajal, Rüdiger, Nacho, Mendy; Tchoauméni, Camavinga (Rodrygo, m.46), Kroos (Modrić, m.78), Fede Valverde; Bellingham (Joselu, m.85) and Vinícius.

1 – Leipzig: Gulacs; Henrichs, Orbán, Lukeba, Raum; Haidara (Kampl, m.90), Šlager (Elmas, m.85); Dani Olmo, Xavi Simons; Openda (Poulsen, m.77) and Sesko (Baumgartner, m.85).