Vinicius raises a monument in Kiev

ANDl Real Madrid buried their doubts in the Kiev Olympics. Where its first crisis occurred last year, Ancelotti’s team ran over Shakhtar with patience and talent. The match matured, he took advantage of the opponent’s mistake to unleash himself after the break. It was then that Vinicius poured out all his class, with a memorable goal to finish the game, leaving four and surprising the goalkeeper. Extraordinary, in the middle of a hand clasped by Rodrygo and Benzema, Ancelotti’s hat trick. Another bet that works for him.

Shakhtar de Janeiro may play a derby against Botafogo or Fluminense. With eight Brazilians in his starting lineup, he lowers the game’s revolutions to hypnotize the rival with his fine touch. Tac, tac, tac. Accurate passes and, when you trust yourself, they hit a vertical ball and they kill you. It is a type of game that Madrid chokes, especially since it is not a team especially gifted for pressure and robbery. Although the whites came out well, the game was equal due to the effort of both not to make a mistake.

Let’s not fool ourselves either, the sacred midfield of Madrid, Casemiro-Kroos-Modric, that slow pace suits him well, because with the ball they are unmatched. The one who best understood the difficulty of the duel and the best recipe, to finish the plays, was Kroos, who tried it from afar a couple of times. He discovered that Trubin, the Ukrainian goalkeeper, was well placed but did not block one, and left options against Shakhtar. He only got one in the first half, and although it was canceled for offside, it was cold white blood. Solomon, who was already a toothache last year, exploded the right wing and the center back forced Mendy to work to avoid the goal. Even if it wasn’t worth it.

The first half was hopelessly slipping away when Lucas’s exit from the right side called for luck. Benzema ran to the same goalkeeper where he scooped up Karius’s football, and this time it caused a panic in Kryvtsov. The Ukrainian captain tried to clear with his left foot and put a perfect Vaseline on Trubin. Goal. The realization underscored Benzema’s legal position at the time of Lucas’s center, and there heads exploded. Would it have been canceled in case of starting Karim offside? Even if he hadn’t touched the ball and Kryvtsov scored with his ‘save’? A seafaring thing.

After the 0-1 Madrid was able to kill the contest. Benzema, in duplicate, and Rodrygo had the second. Trubin saved the clearest, a spectacular Karim volley, allowing Shakhtar to reach the break alive. De Zerbi, very angry throughout the first half, made two changes to vary the dynamics. And I varied it. Go if it varied.

With Marlos and Marco Antonio, Shakhtar went upstairs and left spaces behind, inviting the white forwards to look for them. Benzema appeared from behind Dodo to throw the diagonal and serve Modric back. The Croatian’s first-touch pass, extraordinary. The definition of Vinicius, bright, itchy cross. It was just the appetizer of what was to come. Nine minutes later, Vini faced Dodo on the left, threw two bicycles at him to elude him, dodged Maycon, pecked out against Kryvtsov and, faced with Marlon’s harassment, shot violently, almost without angle, beating Trubin. A monumental goal.

The white gale did not kill Vini’s work of art. Inspired, he threw the uncheck that Benzema read perfect, he served back and Rodrygo placed with his left foot in the square. Prize for the generosity of Goes, sacrificed to help Lucas in coverage.

There it did raise the foot Madrid, although Benzema had the option of making the fifth in a heads up. Ancelotti used the changes as a reward, putting Marcelo in, resting Modric and Kroos, and facilitating Vallejo’s debut. Perfect for raising the levels of self-esteem of the entire squad for the Clsico, leaving behind the doubts of the three games without winning. Europe recovers the most fearsome face of Ancelotti’s Madrid.