KEPA HAD A WEAK MATCH AGAINST ATLÉTICO
Kepa, 'cantadón' and subsequent ridicule to increase the debate in the Madrid goal
Published:11/01/2024 - 00:22h
Updated:11/01/2024 - 00:22h
Real Madrid advanced to the final of the 2024 Spanish Super Cup after defeating Atlético de Madrid in extra time (5-3). The whites came back twice despite the poor performance of Kepa Arrizabalaga, who was largely responsible for the third 'colchonero' goal
Kepa Arrizabalaga did not have his night the Wednesday in Riad in the first semifinal of the Supercopa Spanish. Andl Basque goalkeeper fit three goals in the victory of the Real Madrid in front of the Athletic (5-3), one of them in own door after an absurd 'sung' to ten minutes for the end. Previously, the guardameta yielded by Chelsea had had a toneless reaction in the second so much 'rojiblanco', after a shot from the frontal of the area of Antoine Griezmann where reacted something late.
Nevertheless, the ridiculous of the Basque arrived in the minute 79. The '25' went out late to treat to clear a centre that seemed inofesivo and finish bumping against Álvaro Morata before the balloon hit in Antonio Rüdiger for ingresar at the end of the network. Arrizabalaga Demanded fault of the Madrilenian forward, but the VAR hit validating a totally legal goal, as although there was contact with the '9', the crash was total responsibility of the of Ondarroa.
⚽ 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗢𝗢𝗢𝗢𝗟 Of the @Atleti!!
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⚪🔴 The rojiblancos put by in front to fault of 10 minutes!
🆚 @realmadrid - @Atleti | 2-3 | 79'
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Ancelotti 'Raisin' of the criticisms to Kepa after the party
In the press conference post party, Ancelotti showed satisfied with the performance of Kepa, although it left clear that the titularity in the goal 'merengue' follow open. "Good party, very worthy. It could not do at all in the goals. In the third the jump of Morata has bothered him a bit. For the final go to choose. Or Kepa or Lunin", sentenced 'Carletto'.
Luckily for the guardameta Basque, in the extention the Athletic arrived little and his mates attained to avoid the penaltis thanks to the goal against of Stefan Savic and the so much of Brahim Díaz in the last played of the party. For Kepa, are 19 the goals fit in 18 official parties this season, with seven fences invictas between League and Champions, the last of them in the duel in front of the Alavés (0-1).