Lucky draw Moenchengladbach, Real Madrid is at the end of the table

After losing to Shakhtar Donestk on opening day at the Bernabéu, Real Madrid came under pressure during a visit to Borussia Moenchengladbach’s exit. Coach Zidane hopes to win the Super Clásicos as a springboard for Real Madrid to regain top form.

However, mistakes in defense make Real Madrid constantly pay the price. Marcus Thuram opened the scoring in the 33rd minute and in the second half, the forward punished Real Madrid to help make the German club appear to have secured 3 points.

Real Madrid played powerless and failed to score until the 86th minute. However, the brilliance of the last 3 minutes with Benzema’s goals, Casemiro helped Zidane’s team regain a valuable point in Germany.

In the remaining match of Group B, Inter Milan drew 0-0 at Shakhtar Donestk. After the first two games, Shakhtar Donestk temporarily led with 4 points, Inter Milan and Moenchengladbach got 2 points and Real Madrid were at the bottom of the table with just 1 point.

Coach Zidane launched the strongest team with Valverde, Casemiro, Kroos in the middle of the field, the attackers were the three forwards Vinicius, Benzema and Asensio. The first minutes of the game passed at high speed, both teams wanted an early goal.

Determined to win, Real Madrid entered the game quite actively, but faced very fierce resistance from home team Moenchengladbach. The gameplay of Zidane’s army in general lacks cohesion and is easily caught.

Real Madrid also did a number of individual effort rallies, but most of them stalled against Moenchengladbach’s well-organized defense.

On the other side of the front row, the German representative played simply but was much more effective, especially in counter-attack situations. Meanwhile, the lack of a drastic defense on defense made Real Madrid pay the price.

In the 33rd minute, Moenchengladbach opened the scoring first for forward Marcus Thuram after a cross from Alassane Plea. Being pushed into a chase position, Real Madrid tried to push the squad up to find the tie, but were unable to create chances in the first 45 minutes.

In the 58th minute, Marcus Thuram took two consecutive shots from a right wing pass to get the ball into Courtois’ net to complete his own double. Being pushed into a difficult situation, Real Madrid can show their courage.

After that, coach Zidane immediately released 3 players Eden Hazard, Modric and Rodrygo to replace Vinicius, Kroos and Asensio. The French strategist’s adjustments have come into play.

In the 87th minute, Casemiro tried to bring the ball from the edge back onto the field, creating the conditions for Benzema to finish off with his left foot, defeating Sommer’s goalkeeper, reducing the score to 1-2 for “White Vulture”. This is Benzema’s first goal for Real Madrid after 4 consecutive “stunned” games.

This French star has 16 consecutive goals in the Champions League. With the exception of Benzema, only two players, Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) and Lionel Messi (Barcelona), can do the same.

Casemiro continued to play the Real Madrid hero with a golden goal in the 90 + 3 minute to help the visitors achieve a 2-2 draw. The player who threw the decisive pass to help Casemiro score the decisive goal was captain Sergio Ramos.

Team

Borussia Moenchengladbach: Sommer, Lainer, Ginter, Elvedi, Bensebaini, Kramer, Neuhaus, Hofmann, Stindl, Thuram, Plea

Real Madrid: Courtois, Vázquez, Varane, Ramos, Mendy, Valverde, Casemiro, Kroos, Vinicius, Benzema, Asensio

Thuy Anh