Real Madrid come from behind and thrash at the Bernabéu
This Saturday the match for matchday 27 of LaLiga was held at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium. Real Madrid received Real Sociedad in a duel that began losing, but managed to come from behind and, in addition, scored four goals that could easily have been more.
The 'merengues' came from beating Rayo Vallecano on the previous date and they did it by the minimum in a game that suffered more than necessary, while the Basque team, precisely, played a game pending on matchday 21 this Wednesday where they won 0–2 away against Mallorca.
On this occasion Ancelotti knew that this match was an incentive for the match next Wednesday, March 9, against Paris Saint-Germain, which will take place in this same stadium for the second leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16, which is why he took his usual 4-3-3 with the novelty of Rodrygo for Asensio and Camavinga for Kross.
The German could not play because his left hamstring is damaged and on the other hand, Imanol displayed his classic 4-4-2 and an optimistic attitude, since Real did not lose in the last two visits to the White House. "If there is a team capable of winning at the Bernabéu, it is Real," said the coach of the visiting team.
An ideal result for the match against PSG
The match started complicated for the Whites, since without creating many chances for both teams, at minute 9 Dani Carvajal committed a penalty to Silva by knocking him down inside the area. At 10' Mikel Oyarzabal scored from eleven paces, although Courtois almost stopped him, but the 0-1 ended up silencing the Bernabéu.
Everything went well for the visitors who got a significant advantage in the first few minutes and Ancelotti's men had to organize themselves to achieve the tie as soon as possible. There weren't many chances, although Madrid tried through Casemiro, Benzema, Vinicius and Rodrygo, but Real Sociedad concentrated on defending.
Until in minute 40, Modric passes a ball to Camavinga who receives something from the edge of the area and takes a powerful shot from mid-range that Remiro is unable to stop. Great goal and partial tie! Although in a short time those at home would come back.
A minute later, the referee annulled Benzema's goal for offside, but the one that would count was Modric's, who at 43' received a pass from Rodrygo and, also from outside the area, would launch a left-footed shot that would put him in the top corner.. 2-1 and so they would go to rest.
Starting the second half, the local offensives would continue. Benzema would have one at 53' inside the box and ended up shooting low, but this time Remiro deflected for a corner. Also, outside the area, Casemiro charged a long-range free kick that the visiting goalkeeper ended up clearing with his fists.
At minute 69, Real Madrid would extend its advantage after a play inside the rival area that Vinicius, with a heel, gives it to Benzema and the Frenchman hits him powerfully to score the third, but the VAR would notify the referee of the offside game where the play started and the goal was annulled.
However, at 73' Vinicius, in an overflow down the left side, dribbled past Elustondo and he committed an infraction. At first the referee indicates a foul outside the area, but when reviewing the VAR, he indicates the maximum penalty. Benzema charges from eleven steps and scores 3-1 at minute 76.
With the advantage of two goals, Madrid went on the attack and created clearer chances. Ancelotti took out Rodrygo and put in Asensio, who would score the fourth.
The play starts from a long pass by Casemiro that appealed to the speed of Dani Carvajal who won the backs of the defenders and reaching the bottom line on the right inside the area, he passes it back so that Asensio scored the final 4-1.
With the wide lead, Ancelotti took out Modric and Vinicius, who left to the cheers of the Bernabéu crowd and Ceballos and Marcelo entered. Then he took out Benzema and Carvajal so that Mariano and Lucas Vázquez could enter.
The game ended with a good result for the home side and good preparation for the Champions League match. The leader Real Madrid, moves away with an advantage of eight points over Sevilla that is second. The 'merengues' have 63 points and the Andalusians 55, while Real Sociedad is sixth with 44 units.
Everything is played on Wednesday
On Wednesday, the long-awaited match against PSG will take place. Real Madrid comes from losing in the last minute against the French in the Parc des Princes with the agonizing goal by Kylian Mbappé.
The French defeated Ancelotti's men by executing 23 shots into the Courtois area. The Belgian did everything right and even saved a penalty from Lionel Messi. For their part, the Whites were unable to finish off at the hands of Donnarumma thanks to excellent pressure from those led by Pochettino.
Those at home will not have Casemiro or Mendy due to the accumulation of cards and neither will Kross, practically ruled out due to injury. Surely, the white coach will line up Modric, Camavinga and Valverde in the midfield.
However, the visitors come from losing in the Ligue 1 matchday with Nice. The locals won by the minimum with an agonizing goal from Delort at minute 88. Those of Pochettino will seek to storm the white house and obtain the pass to the quarterfinals.
The game will take place in the middle of the soap opera of Frenchman Mbappé, who ends his contract in June this year and will be free to go to the team he wants for free. Since January of this year he can negotiate, but the PSG player has decided to postpone his decision. Rumors place him in the Spanish team next season.