Barrene, before his favorite victim

Ander Barrenetxea’s presence is the happiest news of Real’s call-up for today’s match at Chamartín, as the San Sebastian native suffered some muscle strain during the week that cast doubt on his competition against the whites. And the winger of San Sebastian is one of the most destructive realists for the rival and successful in the start of this league, where he scored two very good goals and causes certain confusion on the left wing, his favorite position . Furthermore, he has a favorite victim in the First Division in Real Madrid. He always sings when there are merengue footballers in front of him.

Barrene has a good scoring ratio in the current campaign and also in the last one. Last year he scored three goals -Rayo, Elche and Real Madrid- in just 871 minutes in Liga, meaning he celebrated a ‘txitxarro’ every 290 minutes. This season he scored against Celta and Granada in just 219 minutes, therefore scoring a goal every 110 minutes.

He earned a place in the 11 selected despite starting the season on the bench and his sole aim is to enjoy the continuity he has yet to get in the first team, where he is now five years old.

During this period, surprisingly, some of his best moments came from games against Real Madrid. His record against the white team says it all: three wins, two draws and only one defeat in six games, in which he scored two goals and provided one assist.

Against Madrid Zidane He scored the first of his 10 goals in 95 games in the First Division, on May 12, 2019 (3-1 victory at Anoeta) and against the team of Ancelotti He closed out a brilliant victory last year (2-0) at Anoeta. He also broke down the defense in the 2020 3-4 cup match, where he provided a sumptuous assist with his left foot to Alexander Isaac.