By Vedant Ingle
20th August 2018
20th August 2018
Off we go!
Real Madrid started their La Liga campaign with a 2-0 victory over Getafe CF. The match showcased what we are going to experience in terms of football in 2018/19. This was a perfect boost for the team after the disappointing UEFA Super Cup final.
Lopetegui made two changes from the lineup which faced Atlético Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup, Raphaël Varane was replaced by Nacho in the center of defence and Casemiro was replaced by Ceballos in the midfield.
Los Blancos started well and showed some beautiful possessional plays and whenever dispossessed, pressed continuously to get the ball back and start the attack again. The first real chance of scoring for Real Madrid came at the 16th minute when Marcelo unleased a dangerous low cross to Gareth Bale, whose header rattled the crossbar. Then in the 19th minute, Bale dribbled past and crossed a wicked ball, which David Soria failed to clear it properly, landed on Dani Carvajal's head which he swiftly headed it in for the La Liga 2018/19 season opener.
Real Madrid were dominating the game with some great build ups and fluidic passing. In the second half, particularly Marco Asensio and Dani Ceballos started performing better and due to this Madrid got their second goal through Gareth Bale, which Asensio set up after pressing high and making Djené Dakonam (Getafe's defender) uncomfortable, to get a comfortable win in the season opener.
Casemiro was brought in for Isco, Luka Modrić for Ceballos and Lucas Vázquez for Bale who all ensured there was no unexpected climax. The game ended with Real Madrid having a whopping 78% of ball possession.
Notable performers were -
1. Nacho was phenomenal, didn't put a foot wrong and had won all his 50/50 duels.
2. Marcelo the man who creates attack out of nothing, he declared that he is the greatest fullback in the world.
3. Toni Kroos who had a great game as the anchor of the team and this video justifies it.
4. Marco Asensio as you read above, our own golden boy ready for some great responsibilities.
5. Gareth Bale Welsh dragon is ready and if he continues like we might hear his name continuously chanted in the Bernabéu.
6. Carvajal after the disappointing last season, he's ready to make amends already! He will be very important in the upcoming partidazos (Spanish for great games).
Slowly but steadily we're getting a glimpse of what Lopetegui is doing with the team. Hopefully, as the weeks go by we will be treated with such quality games and maybe even better ones. One can just sit back and be patient and scream...
¡Hala Madrid!
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