Within two weeks she was ousted from the Cup, dropping five points in the league and lost the top before the Classics • And, just like Manchester City, Real Madrid tonight reach the eighth Champions Final in a "be or cease" state which it has created itself as opposed to the English

• Manchester City players in concluding training at Bernabeu, yesterday

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It's very easy to put your finger on the reasons that make the eighth final against Real Madrid two seasons, not to mention the seasons, in terms of Manchester City and Pep Guardiola. The championship has long been out of reach, the shock of the penalty that UEFA landed is still fresh, and if the appeal is not accepted these may be City's last two games at a European factory for the next two and a half years.

It's hard to think of an extreme "be or cease" situation from that - probably considering Pep's pursuit of the European title, which has been stretching since 2011. But her opponent tonight also joins the pair of encounters with the feeling that things are running away from her hands and it's time to catch on. the difference? In the case of Real Madrid, it is harder to put your finger on the cause.

This difficulty stems from the fact that until the beginning of the month, Santiago Bernabeu was one of the quietest places in the world, not a matter of what it was during these tropical days. After recovering from a stuttering season, Real leveled to Pless and recorded 21 consecutive unbeaten games in all frames.

She did not stun or shine, just did the job, picked up the supercap and looked like a group that went through a self-control workshop with high honors. Zinadin Zidane played the roster in harmony, jingling with the rotations like a skilled juggler, hurting everything and creating a sense that there was no way his team would lose a game.

Mudrich and Beale in concluding training. Lost the summit, a week before the Classic // Photo: Reuters

But when it came to the city of Real Sociedad, the changes in composition were a little excessive, and the Blancos lost. 4: 3 to Alexander Isak and his band not only led to the ouster of the quarterfinals, he also created a snowball. Real did win 1: 4 over Ossona in the next round, but then finished 2: 2 against Salta Vigo and on Saturday lost to Levante 1: 0. In a two-week period, he was ousted from the Cup, absorbed eight goals, lost five points, saw the Tsar's sill again and injured for two months, and a week before the Classic lost the summit to Barcelona. The silence was violated. Suddenly, not everything is white in the kingdom of Zinadin Zidane.

Earn everything back

Therefore, it is not surprising that at the press conference this week French line up with Pep and stated that he also "plays on everything in the coming week". Zizu didn't necessarily mean that his team could lose everything in games against Guardiola and Barcelona's City, because it wasn't. More than likely he was trying to say that Riel could make it all back. It is true that the situation has not been the best in recent days - Karar Bazma with only two goals in the last 12 games, the defense penetration and even Tivot Courtua has returned to error - but under the surface everything seems to be repairable.

Real does not play badly, she gets into situations and is unlucky and these critical days come with an almost full and clean roster of injuries. The only two missing are Marco Asensio and as mentioned by Zar, but both were not a concrete part of this season. "Losing five points in two games is very bad for us," Zidane admitted ahead of the game tonight. "But we have to stay with our heads up because we had excellent moments this season and I'm sure we can get out of that as well."

Zidan. He has no intention of quitting the rotations // Photo: AP

For that to happen, there are some things the Blancos need. 46 goals in 25 league games may not indicate an offensive problem (although little in relation to Real), but the fact that of those 46 only 21 came from the offensive players tells another. Zizu did a lot of experimenting on the front - Vinissius, Rodrigo, Jovich, Yale, Hazar and even Brahim Dias team alongside Nzma, but the winning combination in the point trio is not yet found.

Marcelo cost them dearly?

The same can be said for the link that changes frequently, as well as for the left defender position. Perlan Mandy did not play in the loss to Levante because of the fear of him getting a yellow to leave him out of Classico, but too many times Zidane gives Marcelo credit that goes up in points. Evidence: In the last four games the Brazilian has opened in three, and Riel has not won any of them. When Mandy opened, she defeated Osuna 1: 4.

Zidane has already made clear after the loss to Sociad that he has no intention of quitting the rotations, but perhaps the recent games will convince him that they can be moderated. In March at the door, Mani Time arrived and made an impression that the French coach had not yet found the perfect team to run with. The tremendous diversity on the roster, which until recently appeared to be a real-life solution, became a problem over time and sometimes Zizo seemed ready to lose points to allow everyone to play.

Pep in training. Want to get a quiet head to each other // Photo: Reuters

"We didn't make a lot of changes, we just lost games even though we played well," tried to analyze Sergio Ramos. "Now we have to answer the pitch because this is the important moment of the season." And so, just like Manchester City, Real Madrid also reach the eighth in the "be or cease" state. In the case of the English UEFA and Liverpool created the situation, the Spanish created it for themselves.