MADRID.- Without Kylian Mbappébut with a doublet of Viniciushe real Madrid suddenly turned off the Matarazzo effect in the Royal Society with a 4-1 victory at the Santiago Bernabéu this Saturday to reach the lead of the League with two points over the Barcelonawho on Monday will visit the Girona.
Six wins and three draws, counting all competitions, the American had Pelegrino Matarazzo since he arrived at Real Sociedad (8th) at the end of December.
The streak stopped short at the Santiago Bernabéu on this 24th matchday with a double by Vinicius from the penalty spot (25′ and 48′) after two knockdowns by Jon Aramburu to the Brazilian himself.
I had opened the score before Gonzalo (5′) and Federico Valverde He got it right from outside the area (31′). In the middle, Mikel Oyarzabal (21′), also from a penalty, had achieved the short-lived tie.
“We knew the difficulty of the match, but we had a great week of training and it was reflected on the field. We knew that they were going to be an aggressive team, that they were going to press us high, that at other times they were capable of sinking and going on the counterattack,” analyzed the white coach. Alvaro Arbeloa.
“Fatigue is no excuse, but it is there, it was a difficult scenario, we came with good feelings and let a bad game not make us bitter,” he said. Oyarzabal.
Fede Valverde, captain and scorer
With Mbappé – 38 goals this season in all competitions – on the bench, reserved due to a discomfort in his left knee, Real Madrid experienced a peaceful night in their stadium, facilitated by the success they had from their first shot.
A prodigy of precision, Gonzalo continued to earn merits with a real nine goal when he touched just the right amount of a center Trent Alexander-Arnold to open the bookmark.
After Oyarzabal’s equalizer, which fired at Thibaut Courtois To win the duel of specialists in the art of penalties, Vinicius forced and scored the first of his maximum penalties.
Wearing the captain’s armband, the Uruguayan Valverde showed off and crowned his performance with his first goal in the League, an elegant shot from the inside from the edge of the area after a successful maneuver to find space.
The white team had the game on track and Mbappé was hesitating to his teammates in the locker room tunnel. In the first play of the second half, Vinicius repeated the operation and victim.
He asked Aramburu to dance again, too aggressive and desperate. The referee signaled the third penalty of the evening and Vinicius celebrated again with a dance.
Minutes to Carvajal
At game time, two changes with the captains of both teams involved showed that all the fish were sold: Matarazzo withdrew his Oyarzabal lighthouse and Arbeloa brought in Dani Carvajala fixture on the white bench since he recovered from his last injury.
In the last half hour Vinicius continued to show his legs, an injection of confidence for the Brazilian in a complicated season in which he has been whistled by his fans. He even scored his third goal, with a header, disallowed for a millimeter offside.
After having fulfilled its promise in the League, Real Madrid returns to the league on Tuesday Champions. Visit to Benfica in the first leg of the play-off to access the round of 16.
In the other games of the day, the Seville (12th) and the Alavés (13th) they tied 1-1 in a duel in which the Argentine coach of the Andalusians was expelled Matias Almeydaplus two players.
He Getafe (10th) won 2-1 at home Villarreal (4th) and Spanish (6th) and Celtic (7th) tied 2-2.
