Zidane, between the miseries and the derby

The Frenchman says that Madrid will not make the corridor to Barça if he is already a champion in the classic. Vallejo, last minute drop
Simeone expects the attitude of always
Days after Cristiano was applauded by the public of an opposing team, Juventus, Zidane denies the applause of his team to a future champion, Barcelona. Feo . Impropio of a club that when "it loses the hand, without evidias neither grudges", says a hymn of the Madrid that has happened to be secondary, like so many other customs. They are new times, 'neomadridismo'. Juve, in its defeat, had greatness. A footballer who went through their ranks, at least this time, has not corresponded to him, nor does it correspond to himself or to the history of the club he represents, no matter how popular his announcement is in the dressing room or in a sector of the hobby. Hate makes us small. Madrid is not.
The not to a hypothetical hall to the Barça if it is champion when the Madrid goes to the Camp Nou, the 6 of May, devoured the present time of a derby in which there is no title in game, but that for that reason it should not be underestimated. Zidane said very clearly that the decision was his, as much as to suspect that it responds to a certain climate, although in the club environment the emphasis was on the former. The reason he wielded is that Barcelona did not do it to the white club after winning the Mundalito . «And you more», he came to say. Precisely, greatness is demonstrated by the ability to be above the miseries of others . Zidane and Madrid have lost the opportunity to do so. It happened to him at the time to Barcelona under the pretext of not being a competition that disputed the club azulgrana.
The reality is that there is no written rule about the hallway to the champion. It is a spontaneous tribute among sportsmen , a custom, a good habit in difficult times, of radicalisms, and in those that reappear episodes of violence in the stadiums . In this context, the gestures of the actors are of enormous value. Zidane's was not a beau geste .

The second place, at stake

The coach was better when he talked about Atlético, who said he is second in the table on his own merits. This is the objective that the French has been marked in a decanted League, although for Madrid is a minor dish. It is inevitable: who is born to conquer does not know how to live in anyone's land.
At the derby (16.15 h.-BeIN) of the Bernabéu arrive the two teams immersed in the competitions that, today, are their priority, Champions and Europa League, although both, especially Madrid, with enough margin in the first leg of quarters as to not Consider saving energy.
If there are changes, they will be by obligation or by the distribution of minutes and will be, mostly, in Madrid. Bale, Asensio, Lucas Vázquez and Kovacic, given Vallejo's last-minute injury and Varane's discomfort , have options to enter the eleven. Casemiro could also play central. Simeone has fewer chips, given the prolonged loss of Filipe Luis, so the eleven rojiblanco could vary only for the needs of rest for some. For example, Gabi. Atlético has had two fewer days of rest.
Simeone referred to the derbies as parties with a life of their own. For supposedly inferior teams they are like a small title. "They play with a very high attitude. I can not imagine the game in any other way, "said the Argentine, who called Madrid's squad the best in the world, ahead of PSG, City or Barcelona. Zidane called on his people to prolong the "good feelings" with one more victory. It would be the first white in a derby at the Bernabéu since 2012 . A long time that has consolidated the Madrid derby as one of the best football matches of today. The rest are miseries.

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