Athletic are the only team to leave Real Madrid this season with no possibility of winning a title. Marcelino’s team eliminated Ancelotti’s team from the Cup in the quarter-final match played in San Mamés on Feb. 3. Berenguer’s lone goal with two minutes remaining allowed the Lions to advance to the semifinals at the expense. of meringues.
That game, ironically, was the only Athletic won against Madrid in the four encounters both teams have experienced this season. Ancelotti’s men outscored Marcelino’s men in two league games. Won 1-0 at the Bernabéu and 1-2 at San Mamés.
The two teams also met in the Super Cup final played in Saudi Arabia. The Whites, after eliminating Barça in the semifinals, defeated the rojiblancos, who had just beaten Atlético de Madrid, by 2-0. Modric and Benzema, from a penalty, sealed the merengue title.
Of the six goals Madrid have recorded against Athletic this season, Benzema has signed five. The French striker, surprisingly, missed the appointment at San Mamés where the Lions got the pass to the Cup semifinals due to physical problems. “Karim is feeling good, but we’re not going to risk it, it’s not the Champions League final,” Ancelotti said at the time.
Source: La Verdad
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