La Real, in the heroic hunt for Madrid

If Real beat Real Madrid today, they will overtake the white team in the standings with 41 points and close the second best first round in their history after the 2002/03 campaign. This is an indisputable fact, although there is another one that cannot be ignored: the chances of victories are less today than just a week and a half ago, when the txuri urdin squad was healthy. Merino Y Silva and the casualty list was not very large. If this happens, the white hunt will be completely heroic. The Gipuzkoan squad, after Thursday’s defeat at the Camp Nou gave a good image of being one less, arrived at the Santiago Bernabéu burdened with nine absences due to injury and the accumulated fatigue of players such as Sorloth, hut or the central ones that cannot be dosed as a result of the plague of the wounded. The challenge is maximum, but this reliable Real is not afraid of anything. Neither Madrid, nor stage fright, nor Melero Lopezthe dangerous tournament college.

The fall in the infirmary and the dramatic history of Real at the Bernabéu -54 defeats in 75 games- invite us to think that the chances of conquering the Merengue stadium are minimal. However, the courage shown against Barça in the Cup in similar circumstances and the very dynamics of the season calls for rebellion and ignites optimism: Real have won 21 games out of 29 this season, with five in a row that victory in the League and! eyes! six consecutive away wins, 12 in total away from home this season and 14 of the last 16 games away from Anoeta. This is a statistical beast.

Barrenetxea, another injured

imanol appeared yesterday somewhat saddened to announce that barrenetxea he rose from his permanent injury and was the ninth injured. Of the 20 players he included in his call-up there were four from Sanse –Urko, Marine, ander martin Y olasagasti– and some footballers who are calling for a truce or are far from their best level of form, such as oyarzabal either Carlos Fernandez. The tall towers fell.

If not Merino and nothing Silva, illarra and again the pearl of Riojan Marine they have all the options to complete the medullary rhombus on the side zubimendi Y Bracebehind the ‘dynamic duo’ formed by hut Y Sorloth.

Odriozola has options

Madrid, for its part, is showing significant defensive casualties: carvajal, Lucas Vazquez, praise Y Mendywhich is attached to the pivot Tchouameni. In this context, odriozola You have options to participate, even in the second part. The man from San Sebastian left 32 million in the coffers for his move to the white club and will leave another million if he plays 15 more official matches, something that seems unlikely because he has played 45 since he left in 2018 (with two assignments in between). ancelotti can play again Camavinga of the left side before use in donostiarra.

Madrid are coming off giving themselves a treat against Atlético in the Cup, even if they are not experiencing their greatest football moment either. In his realm he has been ferocious: 11 wins and two draws in 13 games this season and just one loss since the reshuffle, Barça is bleeding 0-4. La Real have scored in two of their last four games at the white arena after nine consecutive defeats.

difficult, not impossible