I greet you all dear fellow community members, in this opportunity to meet once again with all of you to talk (as a rare thing 😅) about what I enjoy the most "Football". We begin to see with shining eyes as the different leagues of the world step on their final stages, some already giving their convincing champions by the dominance and constancy they have had throughout the competition, as well as some that will be very close to be defined in final days, the truth is that in the world of soccer no one gets bored and there will always be something to comment, something to say and as is the case today things to highlight both positive and negative.

Yesterday, May 2nd, in the first week of this month, the 33rd matchday took place, another one that let us see the end of this competition and in which we could say that important things were played for some clubs that along this post I will highlight, the truth is that in this matchday we would witness two different realities, in my case focusing on what was developed in the match of Real Madrid against Real Sociedad, This match was played in the heights of the table since both clubs are in the fight of positions of cup places, although being more objective one of them playing more the permanence of the position than to aspire to a greater achievement, this would be noticed categorically in the rhythm with which they would develop the match, as fulfilling the commitment to attend more than to look for obligatorily favorable results. .. You still don't know what I'm talking about, so come with me and let's break down more than 90 minutes of the match.

As we have already mentioned, the Real Madrid-Real Sociedad game took place, a Madrid team that presented modifications as it has been doing since the last few days in search of dosing the energies of players who do not usually see much rest, something normal for this club that in most cases is usually present in different commitments, As a first line to highlight we would have the defensive line that is usually very touched by the DT blanco due to the weaknesses that this has been presenting throughout the season, with prolonged injuries especially Mendy and Alaba, thus allowing the experimentation of other alternatives such as delaying Camavinga and assigning him as a left back, but however this would not be the choice of the Italian strategist as he would lean more towards fullbacks like Nacho and Carvajal, with the central defenders Rüdiger and Militao.

The central area of the field has also had a lot of movement in recent days, rotating the usual duo Kroos and Modric, but this time for reasons a little more forced by the absence due to injury of the Croatian, returning the protagonism that had lost Tchouameni which had earned with the departure of the club the Brazilian Casemiro, this time the German would be rubbing shoulders with the aforementioned French, plus another of those who won the post for his good performance Ceballos. A fairly correct midfield giving rest to Valverde and reserving it for nearby important commitments.

Now, one of the first things to highlight at least from my point of view is the choice of Ancelotti at the time of forming what would be his attack front, with Rodrygo who has been raising the level contributing a lot to the team and Asensio at the other end who is not let to do less against big names in the Merengue attack, However, the last tip of the attacking trident would be Mariano, a Dominican player who has not seen many minutes so far this season, being a highlight since on the bench was Eden Hazard who yesterday was again excluded from the team's approach regardless of the current situation or what is surely no longer in play. The proposal of the Merengue DT I think was more aimed at filling a gap rather than someone who could perform in such and I come to this conclusion by what was evidenced in the match, where we would see a Mariano that would only be established in the vicinity of Real Sociedad waiting to finish some play that in my opinion would hardly be given by the little chemistry that exists in the team with the Dominican. I emphasize that this is simply an observation from a humble point of view and even ignorance seeking comparison of myself against a strategist and very experienced Ancelotti, I understand that everything has its reason and its reasons, but it is also interesting to emphasize this kind of things from the side of the spectator.

These were Madrid's weapons to face a Real satiety that did not present good statistics against the white house, the blue and whites had not seen victory since 2019 in the league, however soccer is not played with statistics, it would only be defined on the field after the initial whistle of the referee.

The first few minutes were quite expected, with Madrid taking the initiative and creating dangerous chances before 10 minutes into the game, with a shot on goal by Tchouameni and a header by Militao, both saved by Real Sociedad goalkeeper Remiro, These would be one of the best periods of time for the Merengues in the match, as quickly La Erreala (Real Sociedad) would add their chances of danger that rather than having a good response from the white defense, it would be Courtois who would save that last line, avoiding movement of the scoreboard. Throughout the first half, Madrid would bet on Militao's head up top, leaving a little in evidence the little prominence that the attacking front was having with Rodrygo, in my opinion, sacrificed by changing him to the left winger to give his place to Asensio on the right, perhaps looking to highlight the cuts inside the area of the Spanish striker who has proven to have great quality when it comes to defining with his left foot.

In addition to seeing a very slippery pitch, there were also weaknesses in the Merengue defense, Rüdiger's flank was used by Real Sociedad's attack, which began to have more chances, not enough to score during the first half, but enough to cause a surprise as soon as the curtain opened for the second half.

And as I describe it, the Blue and Whites would reserve the best for the return to the field in the second half, they would take advantage of the aforementioned factors, because in an exit of Madrid, Courtois would serve the ball to Militao to an area where perfectly the Brazilian could control normally and pass the ball to his teammates, On the other hand, the Merengue defender would make another decision, which was to cut the ball back to his own area, which would not turn out well, complicating his control of the ball, already on the ground Militao would clear the ball in the direction of Courtois, but this clearance would serve as a center-assist to the feet of the Japanese Kubo who would capitalize on Madrid's error to make it 1-0 just at the beginning of the second half.

From this goal we would begin to see a strange attitude of Madrid that is not very common and that is to present little resistance or effort in the search to recover the game, Ancelotti would give proof of this, because his first change would be for the youth Alvaro Rodriguez instead of Mariano, a boy who despite showing flashes of brilliance in his category, is not a decisive player to cause a change in the team, in the future he may stand out even more, but for now he would only fulfill the same function of Mariano which would be to establish himself in the area in search of a header taking advantage of his good stature.

As if the bad projection of the team in the match was not enough, in the 61st minute, another inconvenience that would disarticulate even more the game of Madrid would arrive. In a late arrival to the ball by Dani Carvajal, he would see the second yellow card forcing him to leave the field leaving the team with one less, this would force Ancelotti to remove Kroos from the field to reinforce the defense again with Lucas Vázquez.

With Madrid down on the scoreboard, with one player less and knowing in advance what happened in the Barcelona match against Osasuna that left them practically as champions, they transmitted a feeling of listlessness, waiting to finish the match to focus their minds on the next commitment, this made Real Sociedad grow before the attitude of annoyance of the Merengues, they kept adding shots to the goal of Courtois that freed the team from being further down after a close free kick in favor of Real Sociedad.

It was only a matter of time before Madrid's defensive lapses took their toll, and in fact they did, with a Real Sociedad attack in which Chino Silva found space on the right flank where Lucas Vázquez had left Ander Barrenetxea alone, who only had to cut back to the center of the field to fire a shot against the post, leaving the Belgian beaten and putting an end to a possible equalizer. A 2-0 defeat that confirmed a defeat that had been in the air since the expulsion of the Merengue defender.

The Merengues with their arms already down would have one more in the added minutes after a loose ball in the Real Sociedad area in a sea of legs that would come to nothing. With this last action, the match was over and the title was practically assured. It was time to turn the page and concentrate on the next few games, which will require all the energy, individual appearances and collective plays that will lead the team to be able to lift titles this season.

Complicated dates are approaching, the closest one is the match against Osasuna for the Copa del Rey, as always looking for putting all the meat on the grill as they say, without giving the opponent a chance to wake up beyond the name, this is soccer and anything can happen, just one bad day is enough to ruin everything worked during the season, but this will not be the case, we will see an intense Copa del Rey final with a Madrid showing their best soccer, highlighting with each of its stars. For my part I can only say goodbye, waiting for you until that date which will be Saturday May 6th, very anxious as well as excited about what will happen, the important thing is to wait to witness good soccer and regardless of colors or shields have a nice weekend. See you again Hivers!!!.

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