viagramof – A funny paradox that Real Madrid continues to follow this season, the first half
Real Madrid’s reality was repeated again after a negative first half against Espanyol, before Los Blancos rained four goals on the Santiago Bernabeu guests in the second half, after the Catalan guests took the lead with a goal less than 10 minutes after the whistle to start the second period.
Beyond the first half’s negativity
The truth is that Real Madrid deals with matches wisely and calmly. Every player in Real Madrid knows that the match is 90 minutes long and that it will not end until the referee blows the whistle. Therefore, calm dominates the first period in most of the season’s matches, to the point that the team scored only once in the first half of the eight matches it played this season.
From another angle, it seems that the players decided to activate the energy conservation mode, given that the season is long and the entitlements are multiple in more than one direction. There is always room to decide the match in the last 45 minutes. The peak of physical and mental performance in a quarter of an hour is always enough, so far at least, to decide matters.
Real Madrid – Champions League Winner
Endrick and the Impossible Dream
Today’s match between Real Madrid and Espanyol witnessed the continued presence of Endrick Felipe with a clear imprint on the team. The young Brazilian player entered the field and won a penalty kick, from which Kylian Mbappe scored the fourth goal.
While the idea of Endrick starting seems almost impossible, Ancelotti now has a trump card on the bench, one he knows full well has the ability to make a difference as soon as he steps onto the pitch.
The role that Endrick could play for Real Madrid this season is similar to what Rodrygo did on the way to winning the Merengue Champions League title for the fourteenth time, and Joselu last season.
Over time, Endrick may get a place in the squad next season, so who knows what might happen in the Merengue squad in the coming months.
