The smartest plan you have Ancelotti for the second leg against Manchester City it would be not touching what works. Between Rüdiger and Alaba they annulled Haaland. Especially the German with a limpet marking, from before, melee, without giving it an inch, sticky. It can be said that it was even noble. In Madrid they remember the famous duel of chendo with Maradona on September 16, 1987 at the Bernabéu. The current delegate of the team was victorious and came to throw a pipe at Pelusa. Rüdiger did not have that audacity, but he demonstrated daring and conditions to deactivate norwegian striker who arrived at the Bernabéu with the threat of scoring 51 goals this season.
Rüdiger has to play yes or yes in Manchester. Not only because his marking was effective and he is an experienced and intimidating defender. The security that he has in that he can dry Haaland cannot be wasted. The big decision is what to do with Militaothe best central defender of the team, until he unplugged in the matches against Girona and Real Sociedad, which made Ancelotti give him a touch in public. Said you have to wake up soon. But he did not put the cross on him. Militao relaxed in the League, like the rest of his teammates, and the coach’s scolding was for everyone.
The coach asked for a collective commitment in defense and Real Madrid’s response was go all to one for Haalandwith help to Rüdiger when the Norwegian could escape him. There he was attentive, fast and forceful Praise. The Austrian is one of the untouchables in Ancelotti’s defense. He commands and orders those he has next to him, gives criteria and security when the ball is released. Real Madrid managed to put on one of their best games in defensedespite the error in Camavinga’s departure that caused De Bruyne’s equalizing goal.
The strength to compete
Ancelotti’s big decision is what to do with Militao and starting it to reinforce the block is important in a match that is going to be very tough. The best weapon of this team is defense. A solid Real Madrid gives guarantees to compete, according to their coach. It is the plan that Ancelotti manages. Join Rüdiger, Alaba and Militao in defense. A super wall for Haaland. What can cause camavinga move to the pivot position and keep Rodrygo on the bench as a revulsion.
Ulises Sanchez-Flor
This was not expected by Guardiola. He has to start thinking about how to hurt a real Madrid that closes, that does not leave spaces and that He has come out strengthened in the first marking of Haaland. Pep will prepare the offensive with all kinds of details to unfasten the defensive structure of Real Madrid. He already said he knew something about how to do more damage. But, at the same time, he also saw his fears in a game in which he gave up making changes to prevent the match from going crazy.
This Real Madrid was planned to be a rocky team and In the club they boasted in the summer of having the best defense in the world. Expectations were so high with reinforcements from rudiger and Tchouameni, that the huge number of goals conceded in the League (32 in 33 games) is disappointing. More seeing the excellent defensive performance of Barcelona. The key in Xavi’s team that will give him the League. But not all is lost. The hope arises again that with a strong defense Manchester City can be eliminated and Haaland canceled again, together.
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Ulises Sanchez-Flor
Real Madrid fine-tunes its best defences, mentally, tactically and physically, to checkmate Guardiola. Minimizing the virtues of City is a team effort and at the Bernabéu it was shown that, indeed, the best defense in the world can compete against the best striker in the world and the fittest team. There are no more secrets in Ancelotti’s team to play the final at the Etihad Stadium than having a perfect defense. Without mistakes or oversights like those made by Rüdiger in the final of the Spanish Super Cup or those made by Militao against Girona and Real Sociedad. A team that has Courtoiswhich retrieves the competitive version of carvajalwith the best of praise, Rudiger and Militao; the option of Nachothe player who dried up Salah at Anfield, and the power of Camavinga can end Guardiola’s dream in the Champions League.
The smartest plan you have Ancelotti for the second leg against Manchester City it would be not touching what works. Between Rüdiger and Alaba they annulled Haaland. Especially the German with a limpet marking, from before, melee, without giving it an inch, sticky. It can be said that it was even noble. In Madrid they remember the famous duel of chendo with Maradona on September 16, 1987 at the Bernabéu. The current delegate of the team was victorious and came to throw a pipe at Pelusa. Rüdiger did not have that audacity, but he demonstrated daring and conditions to deactivate norwegian striker who arrived at the Bernabéu with the threat of scoring 51 goals this season.
