Ancelotti se decide por colocar a Valverde en el puesto de Kroos, desde el partido de la Real Sociedad mi favorito era Camavinga, sin embargo, el italiano se decido por el jugador uruguayo, adaptándolo a una posición que, si bien puede cumplir, no es la natural, por supuesto con el resguardo de Modric y de Kroos para darle ayudarle en esa difícil posición. En ataque su tridente preferido hasta ahora, Benzema, Vinícius Júnior y Marco Asensio.

Estrategia Inicial Del Real Madrid

Nacho por la lateral izquierda, esa era la otra novedad para el equipo blanco. La estrategia de Ancelotti era otorgarle un poco más de libertad a Carvajal y resguardándose con el retroceso de Nacho que tranquilamente podía funcionar como un tercer central, limitando sus incursiones en terreno rival para darle más espacio al lateral diestro. Una estrategia interesante que permite la incorporación al ataque de un lateral ofensivo aprovechando balones largos de jugadores con buen pie como Kroos o Modric, sin embargo, por su carril se encontraba Mbappé un jugador que con un solo movimiento podía superar a Carvajal, ante esta posibilidad el defensa central Éder Militão debía cerrar la posición defensiva atrás de Carvajal para no otorgarle mucha libertad a Mbappé en sus incursiones, con este movimiento quedaba Nacho jugando prácticamente como un tercer central cuando el PSG realizaba los ataques por la banda de Mbappé.

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Primer Tiempo

El primer tiempo observamos un buen partido de ajedrez entre Pochettino y Ancelotti, al inicio el Real Madrid jugó con mucha intensidad para buscar el arco rival, sin embargo, el PSG pudo contener ese ataque madridista y controlar el balón. El jugador italiano Marco Verratti, fue por muchos minutos de este encuentro el amo y señor del medio campo, así como ocurrió en aquel primer encuentro, neutralizar a Verratti era una tarea que parecía imposible en ese primer tiempo y parte del segundo.

Verratti organizaba el juego, controlaba los tiempos y los avances del PSG, un verdadero director de orquesta, su juego junto a las otras estrellas del PSG por momentos dominaron el partido. Así se evidenció una falencia en la estrategia de Ancelotti.

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El Problema del Lateral

Los que observamos el partido vinos a Carvajal algo perdido en el terreno de juego, perdiendo balones muy importantes, de hecho, el gol del PSG proviene de una perdida de balón de Carvajal, el cual Neymar logra hacer un magnífico pase a Mbappé (recordando que juegan por la misma banda) con el terreno libre para desplegar su velocidad el jugador francés logra marcar el primer gol del PSG.

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Ahora bien, no todo es culpa de Carvajal, si bien tuvo gran peso su error, este lateral jugó mucho tiempo en solitario por su banda, recordando que el técnico le dio esa libertad para ir al ataque, pero, no encontraba un compañero para jugar en territorio rival. Esto ocurre debido a que su compañero de banda Marco Asencio es un jugador zurdo, por lo cual tiende a cerrarse en ataque al centro del campo cerca del área rival o ir a la banda contraria, cuando Carvajal recibía el balón no encontraba un socio para formar una jugada lo que aumentaba las probabilidades de cometer un error.

Si bien esta táctica le ha funcionado al Real Madrid y Asensio con Carvajal han jugado infinidades de vece, debemos acotar que el lateral derecho no ya no es el mismo jugador de hace unos años. En este partido se evidencio que Carvajal pudo jugar mejor con un extremo diestro en su banda.

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Ancelotti le da Vuelta al Partido

El técnico italiano percibe la falencia táctica causada por Carvajal y Asensio, el atacante español no encontraba lograr hacer su juego en el partido y se decide por colocar a Rodrygo como extremo derecho, además, cambia a Kroos por Camavinga, con estos cambios logra ganar el partido el italiano desde el punto de vista táctico.

¿Por qué Gana El Real Madrid a Partir de Estos Cambios?

Rodrygo, a diferencia de Asensio pudo crear buena asociación con Carvajal, logrando un juego mucho más fluido por la banda derecha, Rodrygo se posicionaba mucho más cerca de la línea lateral, ofreciéndole opciones y espacio a Carvajal, con movimientos de “trensas” ambos jugadores lograban incursionar la banda derecha.

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Camavinga por su parte le otorgó mayor libertad a Modric, jugador que terminó siendo una pieza fundamental para la remontada, Valverde, Modric y Camavinga en el centro del campo podían turnarse para atacar mientras los otros dos hacían el trabajo de guarda espaldas, esto le otorgó más soltura a Modric y en ocasiones a Valverde, algo que funcionó muy bien en el segundo tiempo.

Estos dos cambios hicieron la diferencia, el Real Madrid podía acercarse mucho más a al arco contrario y llevar mucho más peligro, si bien, la remontada comienza a partir de un error, estos cambios fueron los que verdaderamente abrieron el camino de la victoria, esa es mi humilde opinión.

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Error De Donnarumma

Este es el punto de inflexión del partido, un error que provoca el 1-1 parcial del encuentro y el 2-1 que les otorgaba la bocanada de oxigeno que necesitaba el Real Madrid, este es el punto crucial del encuentro debido al efecto psicológico que ocurrió en los dos equipos. El Real Madrid se tomaba confianza al mismo tiempo que se hacia sentir todo el Bernabéu en apoyo a su equipo, por otro lado, las dudas crecían en los jugadores del PSG y cometían errores en defensa. Desde este punto el Real Madrid tomó la iniciativa del encuentro, sumado a que gracias a los cambios el juego del conjunto merengue era más fluido.

Una decisión que a mi parecer fue totalmente acertada fue el cambio de Carvajal por Lucas Vázquez, el lateral derecho tuvo un partido difícil que se completa con una tarjeta amarilla, motivo suficiente para que piernas frescas se movieran por la banda derecha.

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El juego a partir del error de Donnarumma cambió drásticamente, de hecho, que el cambió demasiado teniendo en cuenta el alto nivel de los jugadores del PSG, que hombre por hombre superaba en calidad al Real Madrid, sin embargo, el efecto psicológico fue implacable con los jugadores parisinos.

El segundo gol del Real Madrid viene de una estupenda jugada de Modric, le podemos otorgar un 80% de ese gol al croata, debido a que con una jugada sacó al equipo al contrataque y luego otorga una excelente asistencia a Benzema. Luego un mal despeje al centro del campo por parte de Marquinhos le concede el triplete a Benzema y la clasificación al Real Madrid.

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Conclusión

El error crucial por parte de Donnarumma cambió definitivamente el encuentro, sin embargo, desde mi perspectiva había cambiado un poco antes a partir de los cambios de Ancelotti, pero es innegable que el efecto psicológico de ese error terminó por sepultar el juego del PSG.

Un partido excelente con mucha intensidad y muchas emociones, un juego que la afición madridista recordará por mucho tiempo, el equipo con más Champions League, vuelve a tener presencia en los 4tos de final de la competición dejando atrás a uno de los grandes favoritos de la temporada. Indudablemente una noche mágica en la capital española.

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Gracias por tu lectura, hasta la próxima

⚽️ Real Madrid vs PSG 3-1⚽️

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One of the most anticipated matches of the year, Real Madrid vs. PSG, round of 16 of the Champions League. A Real Madrid decimated by important casualties and with a 1-0 deficit from their first match against the Parisians. Leaving the Parc des Princes stadium in that first match, a comeback seemed like a fairy tale for the fans of the Merengue team, however, today we have witnessed those famous "magical nights" that this sport gives us and that in my humble opinion make soccer one of the most beautiful sports in the world, nothing is written and anyone can give that "surprise" against all odds.

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Match Preview

Real Madrid came from being overwhelmed in the match in Paris, PSG could have easily scored a goal, but they only scored one goal, there was an important deficiency at the time of the back or the defensive movement of the team, a hard blow for the white team.

The Victory Starts from the Match against Real Sociedad

The match against Real Sociedad marked an important turning point for the team from the Spanish capital, they managed to beat the Basque team and not only that, the game they played gave the Madrid fans hope to face this match against the mighty Paris Saint Germain, the team played well and also showed players like Camavinga, a young French player whose potential I have been referring to for several months now.

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This match against Real Sociedad managed to put Real Madrid on the right track in soccer and psychologically, something that the white team needed to face what would be an "early final" at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

Injuries and Lineup

There was a great debate about the lineup that Carlo Ancelotti would use considering that important players such as Mendy and Casemiro could not play due to accumulation of cards, especially the Brazilian's absence placed Real Madrid in a difficult position since it does not have a natural replacement for his position, only the option of adapting another player to fulfill that role that Casemiro does so effectively. On the other hand, Kroos had just come off an injury so he was not at 100% of his capabilities and in the match it was evident that he was not ready to play the full 90 minutes of the match.

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Ancelotti decided to put Valverde in Kroos' place, since the Real Sociedad match my favorite was Camavinga, however, the Italian decided for the Uruguayan player, adapting him to a position that, although he can fulfill, is not his natural one, of course with the protection of Modric and Kroos to help him in that difficult position. In attack his favorite trident so far, Benzema, Vinícius Júnior and Marco Asensio.

Real Madrid's Initial Strategy

Nacho on the left wing, that was the other novelty for the white team. Ancelotti's strategy was to give a little more freedom to Carvajal and protect himself with Nacho, who could easily function as a third central defender, limiting his incursions into the opponent's field to give more space to the right back. An interesting strategy that allows the incorporation into the attack of an attacking fullback taking advantage of long balls from players with good feet like Kroos or Modric, however, in his lane was Mbappé a player who with a single movement could overcome Carvajal, with this possibility the central defender Éder Militão had to close the defensive position behind Carvajal to not give much freedom to Mbappé in his incursions, with this movement Nacho was practically playing as a third centerback when PSG made attacks on Mbappé's flank.

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First Half

The first half we observed a good chess match between Pochettino and Ancelotti, at the beginning Real Madrid played with a lot of intensity to look for the rival goal, however, PSG was able to contain that Madrid attack and control the ball. The Italian player, Marco Verratti, was for many minutes of this match the master of the midfield, as it happened in that first match, neutralizing Verratti was a task that seemed impossible in that first half and part of the second.

Verratti organized the game, controlled the tempo and the advances of PSG, a true orchestra conductor, his play together with the other PSG stars dominated the match at times. This revealed a flaw in Ancelotti's strategy.

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The Problem of the Lateral

Those who watched the game saw Carvajal somewhat lost on the pitch, losing very important balls, in fact, the PSG goal came from a lost ball from Carvajal, which Neymar managed to make a magnificent pass to Mbappé (remembering that they play on the same flank) with free ground to deploy his speed the French player managed to score the first goal of PSG.

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Now, not everything is Carvajal's fault, although his mistake had great weight, this fullback played a lot of time alone on his flank, remembering that the coach gave him that freedom to go to attack, but, he did not find a partner to play in rival territory. This happens because his wingback partner Marco Asencio is a left-footed player, so he tends to close in attack to the center of the field near the rival area or go to the opposite wing, when Carvajal received the ball he could not find a partner to form a play which increased the chances of making a mistake.

Although this tactic has worked for Real Madrid and Asensio and Carvajal have played together countless times, we must point out that the right back is not the same player he was a few years ago. In this game it was evident that Carvajal could play better with a right winger on his wing.

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Ancelotti Turns the Match Around

The Italian coach perceives the tactical weakness caused by Carvajal and Asensio, the Spanish attacker could not manage to play his game in the match and decides to place Rodrygo as a right winger, in addition, he changes Kroos for Camavinga, with these changes the Italian manages to win the match from the tactical point of view.

Why does Real Madrid win with these changes?

Rodrygo, unlike Asensio, was able to create a good partnership with Carvajal, achieving a much more fluid game on the right flank, Rodrygo was positioned much closer to the sideline, offering options and space to Carvajal, with "trensas" movements both players were able to make inroads on the right flank.

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Camavinga gave more freedom to Modric, a player who ended up being a fundamental piece for the comeback, Valverde, Modric and Camavinga in the center of the field could take turns to attack while the other two did the work of back keeper, this gave more freedom to Modric and sometimes to Valverde, something that worked very well in the second half.

These two changes made the difference, Real Madrid could get much closer to the opposing goal and carry much more danger, although, the comeback starts from a mistake, these changes were the ones that truly opened the way to victory, that is my humble opinion.

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Donnarumma's mistake

This is the turning point of the match, a mistake that causes the partial 1-1 and the 2-1 that gave them the breath of oxygen that Real Madrid needed, this is the crucial point of the match due to the psychological effect that occurred in both teams. Real Madrid grew in confidence as the Bernabeu crowd was in support of their team, on the other hand, PSG's players were growing in doubt and making mistakes in defense. From this point on, Real Madrid took the initiative of the match, and thanks to the changes, the game was more fluid.

A decision that in my opinion was totally right was the change of Carvajal for Lucas Vázquez, the right back had a difficult game that is completed with a yellow card, reason enough for fresh legs to move on the right flank.

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The game from Donnarumma's mistake changed drastically, in fact, that the changed too much considering the high level of the PSG players, who man for man surpassed Real Madrid in quality, however, the psychological effect was relentless with the Parisian players.

Real Madrid's second goal came from a great play by Modric, we can give 80% of that goal to the Croatian, because with a play that took the team on the counterattack and then gives an excellent assist to Benzema. Then a bad clearance to the center of the field by Marquinhos gives the hat-trick to Benzema and the qualification to Real Madrid.

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Conclusion

The crucial mistake by Donnarumma definitely changed the match, however, from my perspective it had changed a little earlier from Ancelotti's changes, but it is undeniable that the psychological effect of that mistake ended up burying PSG's game.

An excellent match with a lot of intensity and emotions, a game that the Madrid fans will remember for a long time, the team with more Champions League, returns to have presence in the 4th round of the competition leaving behind one of the great favorites of the season. Undoubtedly a magical night in the Spanish capital.

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Thank you for your reading, until next time

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