Real Madrid suffered to take the three points in his visit to Huesca, at the bottom of LaLiga, but the result puts the whites on the provisional second place in the standings, three points more than Barcelona, who will play against Betis on Sunday (7).
In addition to points, victory will have a calming effect on him. real Madrid and for his coach Zinedine Zidane, much criticized after the team’s recent poor results: elimination in the semifinals of the Super Cup (2-1 against Athletic) and Copa del Rey (2-1 against Alcoyano, in the 2nd B) and defeat in the league in last day of the match against Levante (also 2-1).
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“We will fight and I will be the first as a coach. I have always said that I am lucky to be here and I will not leave her,” Zidane said earlier against Huesca, also demanding “respect” for his players and for himself.
Against a very organized team in defense and which continued with a goal by Javi Galán as soon as the second half began, the French central defender Raphael varane, unusual in offensive tasks, was the architect of the return with a double (55 and 84).
The performance of the French power plant is good news for him real Madrid given that his usual defensive partner, team captain Sergio Ramos, could have left a few weeks after undergoing arthroscopy of his left knee on Saturday.
The Spanish press is talking about an absence of about six weeks, which would make him miss for the two matches in the round of 16 of the Champions League against Atalanta de Bergamo, on February 24 the first round and on March 16 the return.
SERGIO RAMOS, OPERATED
The defender, who will turn 35 on March 30 and has not yet renewed his contract with Real Madrid, which ends on June 30, underwent surgery on his left knee today and will be out for six weeks.
Sergio Ramos He would not be in the derby against Atlético Madrid in early March at the Metropolitano, which could be the last chance for the whites to catch the League.
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With this result, real Madrid He is seven points behind leader Atlético, although Colchoneros has two fewer games, one of which he will play on Sunday in Valencia (14).
Previously, Levante (9) and Granada (8) equalized with two goals, a result that allows both teams to remain in the quiet zone of the standings.
ALIGNMENTS:
SD Huesca: Álvaro Fernández; Siovas, Pulido, Gastón Silva; Maffeo, Mikel Rico, Seoane, Doumbia, Javi Galán; Rafa Mir and Okazaki.
Real Madrid: Courteous; Odriozola, Varane, Nacho, Mendy; Modric, Casemiro, Kroos; Asensio, Benzema and Vinicius Jr.