Oscar Gil y Vinícius Jr en la disputa de un balón

THE MADRID, WITHOUT CLEAR IDEAS

About the hour! Madrid triumphs 'in extremis' against Espanyol (1-3)

Published:28/08/2022 - 23:58h

Updated:29/08/2022 - 00:03h

Real Madrid found their game in Cornellà more complicated than expected, after taking the lead very early with a goal from Vinícius Jr. Joselu responded and the White House did not know how to impose themselves until the appearance of Karim Benzema 'in extremis'

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The Real Madrid has visited the RCDE Stadium to confront to the Espanyol and has cost him more than the account feel comfortable in front of the 'pericos' that, as it happened in the past season, wanted to complicate him the day to the team trained by Carlo Ancelotti. The goals of Vinícius Jr and Karim Benzema, in front of the discount of Joselu, sentenced a quite complicated party.

The picture 'merengue' achieved advancing very soon in the marker with an absolute command in the area of the 'pericos' that, although they wanted to litigate of you to you, were in front of some madridistas that wanted to open the marker, something that achieved to the 12' after a jugadón of Aurelién Tchouaméni and better definition of Vinícius Jr.

The French invented a good played to finish sending a pass with the outside to the Brazilian attacker, that stroked it the balloon with the interior of the ball to command it to the deepest of the network. 'Vini', very enchufado in this start of season, wanted to impose his law again to push to his.

Nevertheless, the Espanyol did not have intention any to leave him the simple things to the Madrid, all the contrary. Although Vinícius signed two clearer occasions, one after a contragolpe that defined with a punterazo and another shot with thread to the long stick, the 'pericos' did not sleep after the goal and began to insist of face to the arch of Thibaut Courtois that appeared in scene more than what had wanted in Cornellà.

First Cabrera finished a corner that left licking the stick and to the following did not forgive: Rubén Sánchez sent a pass to the space to Joselu, that activated again the law of the ex to take out his shot in front of Militãor. In first instance, Courtois detained the balloon, but after hitting in the back of the Brazilian fell him to the exmadridista, that did not forgive and signed the tie.

Karim Benzema, always decisive

In the resumption, Courtois dressed of hero to keep the tables in the marker. Joselu Went back to appear in the area to take out a shot centred and strong that forced to the guardameta Belgian to take out a hand 'in extremis' to avoid the so much. In reply, the Madrid dumped to the attack and this time was Lecomte the one who saved a powerful shot of Karim Benzema after a contragolpe of the madridistas.

The French could give back the advantage to his in the 67', after a good played of Eduardo Camavinga, that went in career from his field until the rival area, to take out a shot that 'hunted' Toni Kroos for a centre-kick touched Karim, in position advanced, so that it was cancelled of way incontestable. The Madrid achieved to do with the command of the crash, but without being able to sentence the marker... Until it appeared Benzema.

It has not been his best start of season, but to Karim Benzema no can him remove never the decisive that always can become. Rodrygo, that ingresó in the second half, andnvió a big hanged pass to the second stick so that it appeared the '9' and defined to pleasure to give, once again and as always, the victory to the Madrid.

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