It seems that in 2024, every Real Madrid victory brings controversy
.
As in many Spanish soccer fields,
"like this, like this, Madrid wins" was
shouted in response to the discussions generated by the referee's decisions in their matches, this Tuesday it moved to the
Champions League
.
At the start of the round of 16 series against
Leipzig
, in Germany, Merengue escaped being down on the scoreboard in the first half, and then a great goal from Brahim and saves from Lunin allowed them to
win 1-0
, taking out advantage facing the rematch in Spain.
He was miraculously saved from a punishment that put everything against Real Madrid.
Two minutes had not passed since the start when
the VAR prevented the worst start
.
The shot from the crescent of the area found the shot into Sesko's net at will.
Rodrygo broke the offside but the video referee
interpreted Henrichs' illegal position or his touch on Lunin in the six-yard box as decisive
.
Sesko's offside?
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The important casualties of Real Madrid were planned for the RB Arena.
The absence of the starting center backs, with Nacho not stepping forward when he must exercise leadership.
Suffering on the mark, erratic at the start of the play.
Lunin, already Carlo Ancelotti's fixed bet for the goal, exhibited firmness to put a stop to the German momentum.
With a direct game that he found in Dani Olmo, still far from his identity, and Openda the wings to fly, Sesko brought out the shortcomings of the center of the Madrid defense.
Lunin saved the clearest shot with his feet when Leipzig forgave the lack of attitude.
He is sure down before Henrichs' low shot from the edge of the box.
It was twenty minutes of uncertainty.
Real Madrid fell into the trap that Leipzig proposed, when they were interested in adding chloroform to the game.
He ran away from his poor reading of the game as soon as he found the ball.
He woke up with a header from Tchoauméni on a corner kick.
A powerful but focused shot from Kroos.
Fede Valverde emerged with his physical potential.
VinĂcius was beginning to face.
Respect increased for the king of Europe who found in possession a way to reduce the level of suffering.
Brahim was slow to appear, sacrificing himself in defensive actions.
From a robbery of his, the feeling of harming his rival was born.
VinĂcius put it behind the arrival of Rodrygo, who finished badly with his left foot on one of those days when he was denied in the definition.
The clearest chance had been born from Brahim's vision, on the verge of half-time, which culminated with haste 'Vini'.
It was confirmation that the worst for Real Madrid had already passed and he confirmed it at the start of the second act.
When the man from Malaga got his magic
from him.
Powerful to emerge victorious from a strong cross, getting up without releasing the ball to face rivals.
Starting from the right, he goes inside with the rival goal in mind.
Going for two and unleashing a left-footed shot to the long post that was unreachable by Gulacsi's stretch.
He imposed forcefulness as a differentiating factor against a Leipzig that received undue punishment
.
He felt it the entire game.
Frustration fueled by Lunin's firmness, in continuous growth.
He took a shot from Olmo and showed reflexes against Sesko.
Firmly from above in each cross from the opponent's wings.
Quickly exiting the area to avoid the equalizer when Sesko won the back of Tchouaméni, once again a wild card for 'Carletto' and the one who assumed stripes.
Feeling the goal as covered as when Lunin was, Real Madrid was able to deal a definitive blow to the tie on the counterattack.
Always Valverde stealing or launching attacks, with Kroos' precision in the pass without error.
Rodrygo failed to connect, as he looked for the power to shoot wide when he had everything to score after the loss of Orban at the start of the play and the gift from VinĂcius.
Each German attempt crashed into Lunin, decisive with a stretch to Sesko in the action in which Brahim was injured and Leipzig attacked instead of throwing the ball out, and the post prevented VinĂcius from scoring, after two exquisite fakes and a soft touch on definition.
Joselu finished the last one with power, close to the corner.
Real Madrid obtained a great loot after the doubt.
Source: EFE