The Girona finishes the 2023 like leader in solitary of LaLiga 'thank you' to the prick of the Real Madrid in his visit to Vitoria. The expulsion of Nacho, in the second part, and the little offensive clairvoyance punished to a White House that has not been comfortable and that lost the opportunity to remain in the but high of the classification. They close the year with feelings found and the 'reality' that, when the rivals shut , is very complicated to generate clear occasions. And there are days that pay it very expensive.
The Real Madrid goes on holiday of Navidad, but no before without suffering in a party quite atascado in Vitoria. More than what expected Carlo Ancelotti that had bet by the best that had in his XI: Rodrygo Goes and Brahim Díaz like maximum references in the attack, in addition to fulfilling the promise of Kepa in the goal. The most logical approach to try assault the house of an Alavés that converted his retaguardia in a difficult wall to surpass for the merengues.
Suffering of a Madrid atascado in Mendizorroza
The madridistas had his clear opportunities from the first instant of the clash, with a fast exit of Fede Valverde, wall with Brahim in the frontal of the area and shot to the short stick, but with a big intervention of Sivera. The White House wanted to 'kill' fast the meeting, but did not have clarity to penetrate the area of an Alavés that was very sure backwards and that knew how incomodar to the visitors. Rodrygo Goes And Brahim Díaz were those who tried dinamizar the attack, whereas Jude Bellingham was very controlled and without capacity to take part in the game.
And it is that, in fact, except a cañonazo of Fede Valverde few minutes before it finish the first-half, to the Madrid cost him generate occasions of face to the area of a Sivera that signed a paradón to deny him the goal to the Uruguayan midfield player. The venues achieved the formula to populate his field and plant quickly with a line of until five players to defend to the Madrid. The Alavés cost of the speed of Rioja and Rebbach to go of contragolpe and 'bother' to Kepa in his area.
The Madrid remained with 10 very soon
The good news did not arrive for the Real Madrid after the resumption, because Nacho Fernández was expelled with red direct for the second time in what it goes of season by a hard entrance to Samu Omorodion. Díaz of Mere had signalled, in principle, a yellow, but after review in the VAR changed his decision and left to the White House with ten players. Carlo Ancelotti had to take part and used to Tchouameni like head office, jointing it with Rüdiger. The visitors tried to advance lines, but were not hit in front of the 'wall' vitoriano.
Rodrygo Had a very good opportunity after doing with a balloon in long of Toni Kroos, that rescued in the band. It went in career to the area, but his finish was diverted by little. The madridistas did not find the formula for 'live' in the area of the venues and the attacks arrived to dropper, without the offensive clarity that had showed during the weekend against the Villarreal.