To make up for the absence of Karim Benzema, the Welshman Gareth Bale has been established for the first time since August.
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Without Karim Benzema, Real Madrid is still skating. The Merengues were hooked (0-0) to Villarreal on Saturday February 12, for the 24th day of La Liga. Carlo Ancelotti’s men are starting to feel the pressure from Sevilla FC, second and now four points behind after Friday’s 2-0 victory against Elche.
Three days before the shock in the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain, Real approaches this Parisian meeting with some doubts. Against Villarreal, the players of the Spanish capital were dominated for the first 45 minutes. In the second half, they failed to crack goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli.
Established to compensate for the absence of Benzema, Gareth Bale, often criticized for his nonchalance in Madrid, had a few goal balls on Saturday … but always stumbled against Geronimo Rulli (42nd, 56th, 64th). At the very end of the match, Luka Jovic had the winning goal at the end of his foot, but his ball, taken from outside the area, crashed against the crossbar, and Nacho’s recovery was rejected by Serge Aurier on his line. The La Liga leaders have won just one of their last four games (1-0 against Granada on February 6).
¡VAMOS REAL! #VillarrealRealMadrid pic.twitter.com/GdNAXufzkJ
— Real Madrid CF (@realmadrid) February 12, 2022
The White House will have to correct some things in view of the clash against Paris. But Tuesday, Carlo Ancelotti will certainly be able to count with Karim Benzema, still embarrassed in the left thigh and preserved. The same is true for Ferland Mendy and Luka Modric.