James' balance in his comeback with Real Madrid in the Champions League

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The Colombian played 70 minutes in the 3-0 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain.

After 945 days, the Colombian James Rodríguez again started with Real Madrid in a Champions League match. He had not done so since February 15, 2017, when his team defeated Naples 3-1. His balance, like that of his entire team, was not good, in the 3-0 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain.

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The DT Zinedine Zidane placed James in the first line of midfielders, pulled to the right, next to Casemiro, located as the central wheel, and Toni Kroos, who played on the left. That position demands a lot of brand responsibility, and the round trip costs you.

James tried to pressure the rivals, but it was hard for him to return and that space was used by Paris Saint-Germain, who tried to beat his back. He could only recover one ball in the whole game, but he also helped in defensive work with a couple of good closures.

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Halfway forward, James put an extraordinary pass to Gareth Bale, between the lines, in the first approach of Real Madrid in the match, which the Welshman did not take well to look for Karim Benzema in the area.

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His pass effectiveness was 86 percent in this match, according to official Uefa statistics. But in general, the team suffered for lack of offensive play, to the point that Madrid did not make a direct shot to the goal in the whole match, not counting, of course, the two goal plays canceled, one to Bale, for Welsh hand, and one to Benzema, out of place of Lucas Vázquez.

It was, in general, a weak Real Madrid match, and much more after the changes, which brought no benefit. One of those substitutions was that of James, replaced by Luka Jovic in the 70th minute. The team was heavily in debt.