[ad_1]
Real Madrid flirted with complete disaster in the European Champions League, their favorite competition. It opened 2-0 over Inter Milan, led to a draw and saw the Italian rival lose at least two clear chances to turn the game around. In the final stretch of the game, Real Madrid managed to mount a counterattack and came to victory.
The protagonists were the two young Brazilians Rodrygo and Vinícius Jr, who entered the second half. Kroos made a beautiful pass to Vinícius, who crossed. Rodrygo straightened up and fired, scoring a great goal.
The group is very confused. Borussia Moenchengladbach, who had led the final tie for both Inter and Real Madrid, went to Ukraine and scored 6-0 at Shakhtar Donetsk. The Germans have 5 points, Shakhtar and Real have 4, while Inter have stopped at 2.
Imagine what a disaster it would have been for Real Madrid to lose or even draw this Tuesday. He would have remained in the spotlight of the group and still had two away games left: at the end of November, Zidane’s team traveled to Italy and Ukraine, before ending the group at home, against Gladbach.
Now the pressure is on Inter. You have to beat Real at any time in the next match between them, at San Siro, to survive in the group and still try to take advantage of the tiebreaker over Madrid itself (head-to-head is the first tiebreaker criterion in UEFA competitions , and count the away goal).
Zidane opted for a lineup with Hazard and Asensio on the wings and Benzema in attack. It really seems the formation that Zidane considers ideal for the team, relegating the two Brazilians to the bench, another who was left with little space was Marcelo.
Inter, without Lukaku, were already the best team on the pitch in the first half when Real Madrid scored the first. Hakimi, ex-Real, withdrew towards the goalkeeper and gave Benzema a gift. Sergio Ramos, after a corner, made the second. Inter managed to stay in the game because they fell shortly after, a great goal from Lautaro Martínez.
In the second half the Italians rose. They tied with Perisic and had two clear chances to turn, against attacks with superior players, one with Lautaro and the other with Perisic. Nothing more beaten than “who does not take”. Even more against Real Madrid, and Rodrygo remembered it for everyone.
