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JOSÉ VICENTE HERNAEZ
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And on top of that, Mbappé missed an important penalty. What a night that day, as the Beatles sang. Not just any one, but the one it could have meant 1-1. I don’t know if Madrid would have looked different if Carvajal (or Lucas) was on the right side and Militao was at the center of the back line. And it’s not because Valverde and Asencio they did it wrong, which is not the case, quite the opposite. They both performed more than well, the youth player evenor avoided the 1-0 scoreline in the 4th minute. It is possible that Ancelotti was a little distrustful of these defensive arrangements, I say this because Madrid played like they do not usually do, except for some early periods away from home. Too far back, too tied up, because it’s one thing to play on the counter and quite another to barely get past the center of the field and risk everything to maintain the initial 0-0.
The point is that Madrid was not Madridwas defeated by a Liverpool team that controlled the game as they wanted and had enough chances to win by more goals. If he didn’t do it, it is due to the usual thing, that is, to a wonderful Courtois. All in all, Madrid could have changed the future if they had not failed Mbappe that penalty. He didn’t do anything the entire game.. Everything indicated that it could be his night as Vinícius was not there and have the entire left wing and the entire attack to himself, but whoa. He didn’t give a. He could have fixed his disastrous night with that penalty, which possibly would have put fear into Liverpool’s body. Later, it is true, Salah sent away another penalty, but that cannot serve as an excuse. Mbappé’s was 1-1. The one that Mendy later did to the Egyptian probably would not have occurred. In short, Madrid seems to walk alone in this Champions League and they did so alone at Anfield. It is true that he has many casualties, but To lose as he did against Liverpool, it is better to do it with other weapons and not with such caution, not to mention fear.
