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- Real Betis 2-3 Real Madrid
Martin Ødegaard (21) and Real Madrid played the second game of the season in La Liga on Saturday night. The rival was Real Betis.
It started off fantastic at the Benito Villamarín Stadium. Ødegaard escaped from the start and Federico Valverde put Real Madrid ahead in the 14th minute.
But then Real Betis turned the game around and scored two quick goals. The goals came from Aissa Mandi and William Carvalho at 35 and 37 minutes.
But Real Madrid recovered. Emerson tied three minutes after the break, before Sergio Ramos decided on a penalty kick eight minutes before the end.
Betis played with ten men for 22 minutes after Emerson was sent off.
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For Ødegaard, it was a disappointing night of work. Already at half-time, coach Zinédine Zidane thought that enough was enough. He replaced Ødegaard and took Isco.
The Norwegian did not report any injuries, so it is clear that Zidane was not happy with the performance of the 21-year-old. He started once again in a level role, this time behind Karim Benzema and Luka Jovic.
Ødegaard had no decisive passes in the 45 minutes he was close. Instead, he can be criticized for being weak in pressure before Betis’ two goals. The first time Sergio Canales did not go up, who delivered a beautiful pass to Aissa Mandi, who headed 1-1.
In the second setback, he did not follow the run to William Carvalho, who made it 2-1.
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Fortunately for Real Madrid, the team turned the game around. But it was with Ødegaard on the sidelines.
– It is not so easy for players to shine when the team was as weak as before, declared TV 2 commentator Marius Skjelbæk just after the break.
– But, said of Ødegaard:
– Gets a bit fussy and with little presence.
Jesper Mathisen, TV Expert 2, says:
– Gets a bit weak in duels. Then it must also be said that he is in good positions without his colleagues using him.
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TV 2 experts Erik Huseklepp and Brede Hangeland followed up on the studio broadcast after the game:
– Trust your choices and do many things well. But crucial passes are a bit lacking and that’s there, says Huseklepp.
– It is approved. But it’s also the last thing that’s most difficult, notes his colleague Brede Hangeland.
– You must work with speed and body strength. The technique is good. But you can take action when it comes to speed, endurance and physique. Everything with ball treatment is in place. You also need to take some space in a collective like this.
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The loss would be a crisis for Real Madrid. But the team lands all three points. The first match against Real Sociedad ended 0-0.
Everything indicates that Ødegaard has a long way to go before settling into the starting lineup.
– He did a lot of good things and made mistakes. But those of us who know Ødegaard know how ingenious he can be. We still miss him. But we can’t conclude so soon, says Huseklepp.
Disclosure plan: – All inclusive
– The most important thing is that he plays more. It takes a bit to get in and perform at your best in a big, good team. I think he’s off to a good start in both games as a whole. And then I hope that Zidane continues to take him out, says Hangeland.
The next game is at home against Real Valladolid on Wednesday.
