Soccer predictions An unexpected hero for Real Madrid in grief against the latter
With two goals by Rafael Varane, the Real Madrid team defeated the weak Huesca 2:1 as a guest in a match of the 22nd round of the Spanish championship. The champions were again not at who knows what height and had big problems against the last one in the standings, but still 6 minutes before the end they reached a winning goal. Xavi Galan scored for the hosts in the 48th minute, and the Frenchman responded with two passes in the 55th and 84th minutes. Thus, Real at least temporarily reduced to 7 points behind the leader Atletico Madrid, which, however, is two games less.
Whites got lucky in a few key moments. In the opening minutes of the second half, Huesca`s players hit two beams and reached one goal, and then at 1:1 missed at least two clear positions. However, the situation was similar in front of the other goal, where Karim Benzema created two 100 percent passes, and once the crossbar stopped him.
However, the problems for Zinedine Zidane are only increasing. Today, captain Sergio Ramos underwent surgery and will be absent for about 6 weeks. Several other players are out, including Eden Hazard, which is why the coach did not even manage to gather 18 players for the group. There were only six reserve players on the bench, two of whom were goalkeepers and the other two were 20-year-olds. As a cover, Alvaro Odriosola was injured during the match, and Toni Kroos received a yellow card, for which he will be penalized for the next match.
The hosts bet on a scheme with three in defense. Their top scorer Rafa Mir, who has scored 6 goals so far and has not missed a single game predicted by
today soccer predictions in La Liga, acted in front in tandem with the experienced Shinji Okazaki.
Real started uncertainly and by the 4th minute the hosts had already made three shots on goal Thibaut Courtois. The first two positions for the guests came shortly after, and in both cases they were based on Vinicius. In the 13th minute, the Brazilian overtook the two players of Huesca and tried a pass, which, however, was cleared in aAfter his performance, Nacho hit his head, but the ball went out.
The speed of the youngster was again used by the `whites` in the 25th. Then he went out alone against the goalkeeper and passed it, but the ball did not find the target, and the referees marked an ambush. Real was already doing better and Karim Benzema had two chances. Meanwhile, Toni Kroos received a yellow card for which he will be penalized for the next match against Getafe. The second half started terrible for Real Madrid. In their first attack, the hosts hit the crossbar through Mikel Rico, and in the 48th the ball stopped in the net of Courtois. Xavi Galan was right after a masterful left-footed shot.
After two more minutes the beam saved the citizens of Sofia again - this time after catching Rafa Mir.
Real managed to get out of the critical moment with an equalizer by Varane in the 55th minute. Benzema took a direct free kick and aimed at the crossbar, and the defender overtook everyone for a bonus - 1:1.
Madrid almost came out ahead in the 60`s, when Asensio walked around the defense in blue and red and shot dangerously. However, Huesca once again raised the champions in the 63rd minute, when Courtois reflected on
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