The Merengue club won a clear, and very important, victory this Saturday against Osasuna (4-0) thanks to a hat-trick from Vinicus. Gray area, three players came out injured and Mbappé once again missed out on his match.
There will be fewer and fewer of those campaigning to see Kylian Mbappé aligned on the left front of the Madrid attack. He may have a chance of returning to this position but in the role of a replacement as <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/see-live-match-barcelona-vs-real-madrid-free-online-without-ads-spanish-super-cup-spanish-league/" title="See LIVE match Barcelona vs Real Madrid, free, online, without ads, Spanish Super Cup | Spanish League”>Vinicius is so unstoppable. Once again Real could not count on the former Parisian who is only a shadow of himself but on his Brazilian star. In all the good shots and untenable in his left lane, Vinicius Jr made the Osasuna defense live hell. Real bounced back well after home defeats against Barça and Milan.
Sparkling Vinicius
The second of the last Ballon d’Or offered a new hat-trick after that against Dortmund in the Champions League. And what a hat-trick, on his first two goals, the 24-year-old winger showed his technique. Perfect dribble to play against his opponent on the first (33rd) and lightning speed before getting rid of the goalkeeper on his second (61st). Very happy, on the final goal, he can thank his partner Brahim. The Moroccan recovered a high ball from an error by Bayomo before serving his partner alone in front of the goals (68th).
In the meantime, Bellingham finally scored (42nd). Well served, facing the goalkeeper, the Briton did not lose his composure and opted for a perfect lob (42nd). He returned to the net after 14 games without scoring with Real in all competitions. A godsend for Ancelotti who will be able to count on the former Dortmund man to make up for his numerous injuries.
Mbappé still not
The meetings follow one another and are similar. In the midst of controversy, between his absence from the Blues and his stay in Sweden, on the pitch, Kylian Mbappé will still have to wait before scoring his 7th goal in La Liga in the Real Madrid jersey. The French striker has not resolved the many doubts surrounding his current level of play. Despite a few skirmishes at the start of the match (7th, 12th), the captain of the Blues was always out of time. Lots of waste, few replacements and defensive effort as well as a cruel lack of success. Seeing his teammates laughing shouldn’t help the native of Bondy mentally, far from his best level of play. He can consider himself lucky, the misfortune of his teammates will allow him to keep his place in Real’s eleven. Very convincing for his return as a starter, Rodrygo was injured in the 19th minute.
Real’s bad luck continues
The Merengue infirmary does not empty, worse it fills up. In addition to Thibaut Courtois, David Alaba, Daniel Carvajal and more recently Aurélien Tchouaméni, three new players are out due to injury. As mentioned above, Rodrygo came out first. Embarrassed from the first moments of the match, his first runs reassured, but the Brazilian finally collapsed in the 19th minute before giving way to Brahim Diaz. 10 minutes later, it was defender Militao who hurt himself. This seems the most worrying, the Brazilian left in tears and on a stretcher (30th). And as that wasn’t enough, Carvajal’s replacement, Lucas Vazquez, was injured too. Hit in the thigh around the 40th minute, he gritted his teeth to finish the first half before giving way to Modric upon returning from the locker room.
Despite these three premature exits, Ancelotti’s players did the job by winning 4-0 at the Bernabeu. In the standings, Real Madrid have reduced the gap on leader Barcelona, who now only have a six-point lead before heading to Real Sociedad on Sunday.
