Very good, second derby of the season between Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid after the Supercopa de Europa that took the Cholo 2-4.
The Madrid comes to this game with many doubts, after the great game and the number of chances generated against Roma in Champions we saw against the Spanish a more racana version in which hardly worried Diego Lopez and made several errors in denfesa.
The ridicule was to come in the Sanchez Pizjuán in which in the first part Madrid went 3-0 down and could have been 4. Three goals, three errors in defense. And except for Bale nobody gave the face in the first part, nor Benzema, nor Asensio, Modric disappeared, Kroos surpassed and Marcelo .. What Marcelo in the first part has no name. In the second part something better came out and appeared more toned Modric, Kroos and Bale but it was not possible to beat Vaclik. Plan B of Madrid was Ceballos, Lucas and Mariano, we are going to be an esperpento. To all this the Madrid arrives with one less day of rest, key players with 90 minutes behind him and Marcelo did not finish the match due to discomfort in the twin.
Isco’s absence due to appendicitis makes it quite clear which is going to be the eleven in the top waiting to know if Carvajal is going to recover from the overload that has left him out against Spain and Sevilla, and what Marcelo has. Therefore the team would be the one we all know and it looks like Nacho if one of the two sides is not recovered, and the doubt in the goal.
With the arrival of Lopetegui to the bench has recovered the pressure up and being vertical but they continue to share mistakes back by relaxation as the Ramos against the Spanish in which Borja Iglesias gives the crossbar, or in three of the four goals that Atletico gets him into the European Super Cup, and I do not say anything about the three against Sevilla ..
Those of Cholo in turn come from less to more, after several consecutive setbacks and a bad game, since the Champions League match against Monaco is seeing a better version of Griezmann and Koke that translates into better game and goals.
This year Atlético has made a big investment in signings that I particularly like, such as Lemar, Rodri or Kalinic. The first two have settled in the eleventh of Cholo but the Croatian will have much more complicated with the two beasts that has the Athletic.
The match of the Superpoca serves little to measure both, since it was preseason, several players were not even 50% as they could be Modric or Griezmann who had only a few days of training. However, at this point they are in top form and should be around 90% apparently in these last matches and when these two are well, their teams notice it.
I think that Madrid will send and forget Wednesday in Seville, on the other hand we have Atletico that after the stumble of Madrid and Barcelona in Leganes and their victory against Huesca sees its distance with the posts above and win would overtake Madrid in the standings.
Special attention to the Ramos-Costa duel, this year there is VAR and the occasional elbow of Camas can mean his expulsion as we are seeing the last days in the league. I say this because I have returned to see a summary of the Supercopa and Ramos takes out an elbow that as they are now with that theme would be red. In addition to his predilection for leaving errands without any sense. I say this being from Madrid, which annoys me much more than if it were from another team.
Hopefully a game of many occasions, with tension and especially with goals.
PREDICTION: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.85
