In the new Bernabéu, the story of a lifetime. White comeback in the first game against Getafe and comeback this Sunday against a Real Sociedad that is formidable in many phases. Goals from Fede Valverde and Joselu turned around Barrenetxea’s initial goal and left Japanese Take Kubo’s phenomenal game without a reward. Full fifteenth in the League for Real Madrid, which remains in the lead.
And it wasn’t easy at all. La Real deserved better luck because Take Kubo’s football is a pleasure to behold. He belonged to the disciplines of Barça and Madrid but it is now in Real Sociedad where he is seeing his true dimension. He started the season feverish and at the Bernabéu he was superb. With his unchecking, his driving and his assists, Imanol Alguacil’s team came to Chamartín with the desire to take control of the match. At the start he achieved it sufficiently with a brave high press.
After five minutes he was already winning after a serve to the heart of the area by Kubo that he scored with suspense and the second by Barrenetxea. The young man from the San Sebastian team is only 21 years old but he has already scored three goals against Madrid.
With no time for the whites to recover, Kubo scored the second but it was disallowed because the ball touched Oyarzabal, in an offside position. With the scare in the body for Madrid, Brais Méndez also came close to 0-2.
They had launched the cavalry against Ancelotti’s team but it is known that Madrid, where football does not reach them, tries to give them the push. On this occasion it was personified by Carvajal who stole a ball and gave it to Joselu on a plate. The striker hit the crossbar. Carvajal himself, again Joselu and Rodrygo tested Remiro, who responded with reflexes.
Madrid had reacted with impetus in its best moments until the break. Orphaned by Vinícius and Bellingham with little participation, it was Carvajal, Fran García, Alaba and even Rüdiger who tried to generate superiority. Madrid lacked football in the midfield, with Modric once again as a substitute.
That’s why La Real took the reins again and activated a demonized Kubo. The Japanese made Kepa work, who also launched himself like a feline after a diving header from Mikel Merino. The assist to the midfielder had been, of course, from an unleashed Kubo. He even threw a pipe at Kroos. The German stopped him with a tackle that did not even deserve a card. Referees stuff.
The restart looked exciting and Madrid demonstrated once again as always, that it has seven lives. Not even a minute had passed when Valverde equalized with a violent shot from the edge of the area. The Uruguayan was close to the double in the final stretch.
Before, Real tried to recover with the ball but without doing any damage, and the white team advanced with a header from Joselu. The two Real Madrid goals were preceded by assists from Fran García from the left. The comeback was already a fact and Ancelotti, then yes, brought out the metronome Modric and Camavinga, in search of more ball and more control. However, Real continued to have greater possession. But it was a more sterile and predictable domain, easier to neutralize for a Madrid that was not averse to living in retreat. In the realm of pragmatism it was all about winning. On top of that, only four minutes of added time with nine substitutions and two goals. The thing of a lifetime.
