Real Madrid are approaching the Copa del Rey final against Osasuna and the Champions League semi-final against mighty Manchester City, sparking conflicting feelings. Nothing overly alarming, nor to sound the alarm, as this competition is almost decidedly in favor of Barça does not invite us to draw conclusions about a white team too used to only activate when the possibility of a trophy lift smells. Ancelotti’s team has been refining its multiple offensive assets in recent weeks. Vinicius is unstoppable on the left flank of the Madrid attack, as electric as he is ferocious in his protests across the green, the only weakness of which already makes him one of the most unbalanced footballers in the world on his own; Benzema continues to shine his numbers, he has already scored 29 goals in 37 games this season and is reaching the decisive part of the season at his best; and Rodrygo deepens his status as a star player once he mimics Redondo with a dribble and imagination as he clears the opponent’s cobwebs. Another thing is the defensive plot. Between the hard defeat during the week in Girona and the victory against Almería, there are six goals conceded in two games, an inappropriate number for a big team. It is true that the mistakes made by Militao, Rüdiger and co appear to be the result of a lack of concentration and not a technical or tactical problem, but the broken connections at the rear, as in Montilivi, made Carletto’s afternoon sour again. Related News Matchday 32 standard No Benzema’s battle for the Pichichi reactivates a fragile Madrid José Manuel Andrés The Frenchman knocks down Almería with a hat-trick fueling the filmmaker’s battle with Lewandowski and leading a comfortable two-way white victory «It doesn’t cross my mind that we got six goals, it’s true. What happened is that we are relaxed. Today we had the game focused on the defensive aspect and we did a really good job of pressing after the loss. When they scored against us, I got angry in the dressing room. And then one more time. It’s a good wake-up call and I don’t think it will happen in the next few games,” the Italian coach said in another clear warning to the sailors. For Madrid, they only have a blank bullet left. It’s tomorrow against Real Sociedad in San Sebastián, without Vinicius, a mainstay of the effervescent White attack, and without Camavinga, that improvised left-back whose versatility and physical exuberance has made him indispensable in Ancelotti’s questionable defence, then it’s the cup final’s turn and three days later the first leg of the highly anticipated Champions League semi-final against City de Guardiola and Haaland, then there will be no forgiveness for any defensive disconnection and Carletto knows it.
Source: La Verdad
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