Real Madrid broke their shameful three-match winning streak without winning by dominating Deportivo Alavés on Saturday 4-1. After the last results, adding a semi-final defeat of the Spanish Super Cup to Athletic Bilbao and a surprise defeat to Alcoyano Masculino in the Copa del Rey, Los Blancos regained their coach Zinedine Zidane, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.
The targets were outperformed 15-10, but had the most productive opportunity, scoring three times in the first half. Karim Benzema paved the way for two purposes, Casemiro added and Eden Hazard scored his first league goal for the club since 31 October 2020.
The victory put Real in 4 issues of league leaders and local rivals, Atletico Madrid, who face Valencia on Sunday.
Here are 3 things about the match:
This team is going as Benzema goes in attack. When the French striker scored, the Real lost slightly, they have only been beaten twice since last summer when he scored, in fact they have a 15-2 record in their last 17 games in which he scores. scoring position with very good timed runs and a clinical ability to locate the correct position to place the ball face-to-face with a goalkeeper.
Will this be the time when Eden Hazard nevertheless begins?The former Chelsea player had an orderly finish in this but once back he did not stand much chance, converting one of his two shots and scoring his third goal in the last. 10 games, appearing a slight improvement in production after 19 games without purpose. With some mediocre war parts to come, you have the chance to gain momentum with just one month before the Champions League circular of 16 passes to Atalanta.
He’s wasted so much time on injury and hasn’t fully joined the team, and next month it’s going to be very important to know if real is fighting for something this season because Benzema can’t do it all on his own.
Something deserves to give Deportivo Alavés as soon as possible. Although not in the relegation zone, no team has lost more League games than the 10 he has lost this season. In a four-game streak, relegation increasingly seems thanks to a defense that has collapsed in recent times, giving 14 goals in the last 4 games in all competitions. They’ll have to find the baseline before it becomes uncontrollable. Coach Pablo Machín was sent off on the previous sidewalk earlier this month, with Abelardo Fernandez taking the helm for the time being.
But they still have a chance to fight. The relegation war reaches the most sensitive part of the table, even with Cádiz, ninth, with only seven numbers ahead, there is still a lot of time left, but they are going to have to locate anything that works behind to get an idea.
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