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Real Madrid has still not met Zinedine Zidane in this La Liga season. The meringues do not stop suffering on the court and this Saturday they fell without discussion against Deportivo Alavés 0-2.
The current champion of Spanish soccer does not tire of making childhood mistakes that are costing him dearly and they have him, for now, far from the fight for the title. And as if that were not enough, they lose Eden Hazard again, who had to retire due to physical problems.
A penalty at the start put everything uphill
The match was vital for both teams, who are looking to climb the standings to get closer to the leaders. But it was the visit that struck first and from the start, thanks to a penalty at the start of the match.
Deportivo Alavés prevailed against an increasingly unrecognizable Real Madrid on the pitch. Photo: Getty Images
In minute 5 ‘a hand from Nacho allowed Lucas Pérez to open the scoring with a precise shot to the left post. The situation was a bucket of cold water for the meringues, who tried to react but could not find the way. And as if that were not enough, at 28 ‘Eden Hazard had to be replaced due to discomfort and adds a new injury to his complicated time at the white club.
Alavés resisted the attacks thanks to the good performance of its defense and, mainly, of the goalkeeper Pacheco, who prevented Zizou’s pupils from finding equality.
Courtois gift and emotions in the end
When it seemed that the complement marked a before and after in the meringues, a brutal error of Thibaut Courtois He left the rival served 0-2. And the goal is that the goalkeeper tried to play, but when he cleared, he gave the ball to Joselu so that he could stretch the advantage.
With everything uphill, the whites turned to the rival goal to turn things around, but they still did not open the spaces. But in the last 10 minutes the light appeared, with a header from Mariano that was taken off the line.
In 86 ‘and after a series of attempts, Casemiro took advantage of a rebound on the edge of the goal and declared it 1-2. The meringues woke up and went to look for the tie, but finally everything ended with a shot on the stick that left their illusion shattered.
Deportivo Alavés became strong in his visit to Alfredo di Stefano and climbed in the position table to ninth place with 13 points, while Real Madrid moved away from the fight for the top and stagnated in fourth place with 17 points .
