That was a great performance by the men in white shirts earlier this weekend. I couldn't come up with a review sooner because of several reasons. The performance by the Real Madrid players was really commendable looking back at the game now. Sevilla started the game pretty well with attacking well in the first five minutes of the game but it only took one counter attack, one cross from Gareth Bale and one super sweet strike from the right boot of Karim Benzema to give us the lead after the first 6 minutes of first half.
Sevilla had totally crumbled after that strike as the array of attacks were pounding on Sergio Rico, the young spanish goalkeeper. He kept several efforts out including form the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos. But, who can forget our super hero, Keylor Navas, who came to the rescue as Varane fouled Rami in the box to cost us a penalty. Navas saved Kevin Gameiro's penalty and that made it 3 saved penalties out of 4 for the wonderful Costa Rican man.
Midfield was dominant and much cohesive in that tie as showed Casemiro's involvement showed the importance of having a defensive midfielder in the field. He was like a knight trying to win everything from the opposition. Gareth Bale was fantastic as was Karim Benzema. The defense was awesome and much more ball playing than before, which is great because it keeps the pressure from the midfield constant. Except for that penalty miss, Cristiano's involvement was commendable. Playing Marcelo and Bale allows him to channel down the empty space and demand for the ball. Should have scored that penalty though.
In my opinion, this was the best game of the season so far. Every player demanded the ball and tried to win it even if they lost it. Creativity was oozing like hot lava out of an active volcano, hot and bright. This match should give players and managers good feeling before leaving for the Clasico.
MAN OF THE MATCH:
KEYLOR NAVAS
"He was the hero of the game again and the penalty save was just the cherry on top for this fella. He made some really wonderful saves throughout the game and earned a much needed clean sheet for himself. His quick paced goalkeeping makes it difficult for any striker. Man of the Match by a mile in that game."
Sevilla had totally crumbled after that strike as the array of attacks were pounding on Sergio Rico, the young spanish goalkeeper. He kept several efforts out including form the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos. But, who can forget our super hero, Keylor Navas, who came to the rescue as Varane fouled Rami in the box to cost us a penalty. Navas saved Kevin Gameiro's penalty and that made it 3 saved penalties out of 4 for the wonderful Costa Rican man.
In my opinion, this was the best game of the season so far. Every player demanded the ball and tried to win it even if they lost it. Creativity was oozing like hot lava out of an active volcano, hot and bright. This match should give players and managers good feeling before leaving for the Clasico.
MAN OF THE MATCH:
KEYLOR NAVAS
"He was the hero of the game again and the penalty save was just the cherry on top for this fella. He made some really wonderful saves throughout the game and earned a much needed clean sheet for himself. His quick paced goalkeeping makes it difficult for any striker. Man of the Match by a mile in that game."
0 comments:
Post a Comment