Zidane, the king of Europe that sucumbe in the King's Cup

This Wednesday the Real Madrid measures to the Alcoyano in the stadium of The Collao, in a corresponding duel to the Glass of Rey, a tournament in which it has not had it easy Zinedine Zidane, the one who can take out breast to having won until three UEFA Champions League consecutive like trainer, but that follows carrying sticks in the local competition.

Neither the best version of the whites under his control could trascend and repeat the glory of 2014, when they surpassed in the final to the FC Barcelona with Carlo Ancelotti in the bench and Cristiano Ronaldo in the field, in addition to a Gareth Bleat, the one who turned into the hero of this final, with that carrerón in 60 metres to leave melted in the left band to Marc Bartra and annotate he same the goal of the triumph. It marked it in the minute 85, in one of the most argued duels that they remember in a final of Glass and that finished 1-2 in favour of the madridistas.

From this time, what came afterwards was a cumulus of pure of disappointments, that would have greater dimension if the Madrid had opted by the triplete - not abandoning leagues - or if the team of Zidane, had not attained to do the history that finished writing in Champions. Like player, Zizou was present in one of the most painful defeats of the recent history of the Madrid, the famous Centenariazo of 6 March 2002 in front of the Sportive of the Coruña. In fact, never it could win the competition, in spite of sharing changing room with the called "galactic" beside Figo, Ronaldo Nazario, Roberto Carlos, among others.

His traumatic experience like player, would remain girl to which has lived up to now like technician. After his arrival in 2016, fell in this course in front of the Almería (Dieciseisavos of final); in 2017, in front of the Celtic of Vigo (Quarter-finals) and in 2018, in front of the Leganés (Quarter-finals). Later, when it returned for his second stage at the head of the whites, after the step of Julen Lopetegui and Santiago Solari, went back to bite the dust in front of the Real Sociedad (Quarter-finals), in one of the most painful defeats since it stepped again Santiago Bernabéu.

The trauma has been such, that when the Real Madrid fell in front of the Leganés in an eliminatory that was traced back surprisingly by the pepineros in the turn, the own Zidane decided to step to the side and renounce. However, according to voices linked to the club of the capital, Florentino Pérez was able to convince it quickly that it remained . By these days the illusion was to win the triplete in Champions. And, as it finished occurring, the stumble copero did not take out neither to the president neither to the technician of the road: months later attained the posed in front of the Liverpool.

For this new chapter of the Glass of the King vs. Zidane, expects that the players of the called clan of the "forgotten" arañen some minutes to a technician, that unlike other seasons characterised by the rotations to freshen to the eleven of gala. It is as well as Isco, Mariano, Odriozola, Marcelo or Militao could remove the dust of on and look for give him to Zizou a classification that in the paper does not paint for greater problems.

List of summoned

In the list of summoned of the Madrid to measure this Wednesday to the Alcoyano to the 21.00 hours, stand out the absences of the touched Carvajal and Bouquets, in addition to Varane and Modric, that rest in this round. To the list adds Odegaard, the one who neither travelled.

• Goalkeepers: Courtois, Lunin and Altube.
• Defences: Militãor, Nacho, Marcelo, Odriozola, Mendy and Chust.
• Midfield players: Kroos, Casemiro, Valverde, Isco and White.
• Forwards: Hazard, Benzema, Asensio, Lucas V., Vini Jr. And Mariano