Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Isco Alarcón, Gareth Bleat... All they could have been perfectly titled this Tuesday against Paris Saint-Germain in the Park of The Princes, but the technician of the Real Madrid, Zinedine Zidane, bet by other players of less 'renown' mediático, as Lucas Vázquez, Kovacic or Marco Asensio, to leave out of the eleven to some of his stars.
It was a risky decision, brave and that a lot of elogiaron, taking into account the good performance that have showed in the last split players like Lucas or Asensio. However, neither they were few the fans of the Real Madrid that surprised -and criticised- when seeing an alignment in which they were not some of the best players of the team.
Fault of experience in the Real Madrid
We remember that with Modric, Isco and Kroos in the alignment title the Real Madrid was able to conquer the past season the final of the Champions League of Cardiff against the Juventus of Turín. The absence of Gareth Bleat in the alignment title was more expected, although it neither leaves to surprise that a player that cost 101 million euros does five summers still have not won the role to title indisputable.
In any case, Zidane showed with his eleven that has clear his ideas and that knew perfectly the approach that wished to put in practice against Paris Saint-Germain. The main doubts of the fans, in any case, had to see with the uncertainty on if players like Asensio or Lucas Vázquez would have good performance in a so hostile environment like which expected them in the Park of The Princes, in a category and parties that are not of the all accustomed to play of start.
The PSG, without surprises against the Real Madrid
Paris Saint-Germain, by his part, did not give any surprise with his alignment title. I gave María occupied the place of Neymar Jr, and the rest of the eleven was the one who all the world expected that it took out Unai Emery, with the presence of the curtido Thiago Motta in the centre of the field to contribute the experience that do not have players as, for example, Mateo Kovacic.
And it is that Unai Emery had clear that, if it wanted to trace back the eliminatory against the Real Madrid, had to take out to the best players from the first minute, in a competitive block and balanced in spite of the absence of the main 'crack': Neymar Jr.