Summary: Real Madrid - Barcelona 1:0 (Sport1)
While trailing Barcelona by seven points in the Spanish league, Real Madrid on Tuesday (Thursday) walked away from another domestic title when they lost 1:0 in the Clasico at the Bernabeu in the first of two Copa del Rey semi-finals.
The Blancos did not take advantage of the fact that Barcelona came to the game without Robert Lewandowski, Ousmane Dembele, Pedri and Andreas Christensen (who was included in the squad, but not a partner), and now they will have to win at Camp Nou to qualify for the final.
The most striking figure in the Clasico was that, despite 65% possession of the ball, Real did not kick into the frame even once.
In "Relvo" they referred to this sad figure and linked it to Karim Benzema, who simply does not look like the player who led the team to winning the Champions League and the Spanish Championship last year and won the Ballon d'Or.
The Frenchman suffered from a series of minor injuries throughout the season, and in total he has so far 18 goals (6 of them from the penalty spot) in 26 appearances in all competitions.
According to the report in "Relvo", coach Carlo Ancelotti and the club "are confused by the indifference Benzema shows, and the feeling is that his head is somewhere else."
This is not only reflected in the relative decrease in output, but also in additional data collected by the professional team.
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Ancelotti is particularly upset about this because the club did not respond to his request to land another striker in the team, and his only solution for now is the 18-year-old Albero Rodriguez, who, as I recall, scored the equalizer in the Madrid derby.
Benzema's indifference also hurts the rest of the team, as his weak ability allows the opposition defense to focus on Vinicius who is regularly guarded by two or three players.
Benzema ends his contract in Madrid this summer, but it is estimated that he will sign for another year.
In 2024, they will try to land Erling Holland or Kylian Mbappe at the club, and the one who will certainly join that summer is the Brazilian prodigy Andric.
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