After a first half in total control, Xabi Alonso’s team for a short time does not get back in the recovery: Bare Beier shortens, then marks Mbappé in Acrobatia before the expulsion of Huijsen and the penalty transformed by Guirassy. In the semifinal stellar challenge with the Parisians
C on all respect for Chelsea and Fluminense, but this will be the most intriguing semifinal of the Club World Cup. Real Madrid, who passes with the thrill, after dominating up to 90 ‘reaches the PSG in the challenge of Wednesday an all -European duel that offers the final, makes the last two winners of the Champions League collide and offers other tasty comparisons. The Asturian Luis Enrique in front of Basque Xabi Alonso, the School of North Spain who wants to command the world. And then Mbappè against his former friends, very ex, for the poisonous farewell of a year ago.
The reasons
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Real seems not to need him to get rid of Dortmund: when he enters, he shows that he is improving as a condition and scores 3-1. It seems the end of the match, but at 98 ‘Guirassy on penalty makes 3-2 (expelled Huijsen) and at the last moment Courtois denies the 3-3 in Sabitzer: it would have been a sensational blow. The beauty of Madrid is seen more in the first half, when it goes on with the two Garcia, Fran and Gonzalo. Borussia was prepared for the new face of Real Madrid, because “Xabi Alonso plays as in Leverkusen, only with other players”, had sentenced Kovac. But since he knew the coach who won at Bundesliga last year, he could not fail to expect surprises. Because even at Bayer, Basque had no fixed systems, even with the prevalence of the three defense. In this fourth, Madrid instead shows up to four, Tchouameni in front of the defense flanked by Arda Güler, another novelty, and delicious in the dribble and in the 1-0 assistance. If Vinicius and Gonzalo Garcia approach and widen in front, Bellingham floats behind the tips but Valverde is also found on his line. It would be a sort of 4-2-2-2 but it is Valverde that gives several variations. The captain can also act from internal, with midfield to three, or help the defensive line. In the second half it also becomes a fixed full -back.
The moves
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The technician’s German past brand is still seen in the second network. With Alexander-Arnold’s low assist for Fran Garcia, from one outside to the other as if they were frimongs and Grimaudo of the leverkusen champion. The 1-0 after 10 ‘testifies to the good vein of Gonzalo Garcia, Juve’s executioner.
Borussia surrender
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The duel among the Bellingham brothers jumped due to the smallest disqualification, Jobe, passed since the beginning of June at Borussia. But the sins of the Germans cannot be justified by this absence. They are lower, the verticalizations of Madrid suffer and are caught on time in too many actions. Brandt of the head sends the first occasion of the game out, but then he is also the emblem of the Giallonera confusion: the captain is in the left inner next to Gross and Sabitzer, which the midfielder, modeling the Borussian system for 5-3-2 5-3-2. Then he widens on the trocar to escape tchouameni, without succeeding too much. At the beginning, Kovac therefore tries to shake his own with a triple change and it is above all Beier (for Adeyemi) to give more substance. And almost equalized.
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