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Thoughts on tomorrow: Nadav Yaakovi concludes the Madrid derby Israel today

2022-05-09T04:40:57.781Z


Although a loss in a derby is never an easy thing to do, Real fans know that there is a much bigger goal on the horizon. Much larger than the result


The Madrid derby that took place yesterday (Sunday) in Wanda Metropolitano will not go down in the history books.

Mainly because Real's loss was not significant.

The Blancos came into the game a week after winning the championship, and four days after defeating Manchester City, in one of the great dramas of recent years and qualifying for the Champions League final.

True, for every fan it is important to win a derby.

But at least last night, there was not a single Real fan in the whole world who said to himself "I do not care even lies in Nazma will be injured, the main thing is that we will beat Atletico".

Carlo Ancelotti said this explicitly after the game: "The most important thing is that we will not have problems and injuries until the final in Paris."

Real have 19 days and three games left, until the summit meeting with Liverpool, in the Champions League final at the Stade de France and Ancelotti will do everything to arrive in the most perfect way.

So in the squad that came up yesterday appeared Ukrainian goalkeeper Andrei Lunin, brakeman Jose Vayo and Croatian striker Luka Jovic (Mariano Diaz who was due to start injured in the warm-up).

Krim Benzema, Thibaut Courtois and Danny Carvajal did not play even a minute.

Vinicius, Luca Modric and Perlan Mandy played less than half an hour.

And the rotations will continue in the following games as well: on Thursday against Levante, next Sunday against Cadiz and in the final round, six days before the final in Paris, against Betis.

When Ancelotti was asked if he would like the final to take place next week, he replied in the negative.

Obviously.

Because while Liverpool have four critical games waiting, each of which is a final (including the English Cup final itself!), In which no one can take a foot off the gas, and certainly not make rotations and give rest, Ancelotti is in ideal condition.

The Italian maestro now has 19 days to best prepare for this season's game, including three preseason games.

It could not be better.

Modric.

He and his friends have to keep to themselves until the final in Paris, Photo: AP

When Atletico Madrid beat Real in the Cup final in 2013, in a huge drama at the Bernabeu, 14 consecutive years came to an end in which the Colchoneros failed to beat even once the great white rival.

It was one of the highlights of the Cholo Simeone era, a moment that no red-and-white fan will ever forget.

The victory in the derby yesterday also ended a long streak of failures.

Not 23 games like then, but also 12 consecutive league games without a win, for 6 years, that's quite a bit.

And yet, the feeling was different.

Because even when this season ends with the promise of a ticket to the Champions League (maybe on Wednesday against Elche), the feeling will be sour.

The team that won the championship last season is 17 points away from first place, and it is clear to everyone that it will have to make big changes ahead of next season.

Griezmann celebrates at the end.

Atletico can not celebrate too much,

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Source: israelhayom

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