[Sport] Going for champion: Real Madrid beat Athletic Club and took seven points advantage over Barcelona

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Every time closer to being champion. A penalty by Sergio Ramos in the 73rd minute gave Real Madrid the victory in San Mamés against Athletic Club (0-1) and brings the white team closer to the LaLiga Santander title.

The international center-back scored the only goal of the match from eleven meters after the referee decreed a penalty, at the request of the VAR, for a foul in the area of Dani García on Marcelo that at first was not appreciated by the referee.

With this victory, the seventh consecutive of Real Madrid in as many games played after the league break, the team of Zinedine Zidane leads Barcelona by seven points plus the particular goalscoring when the Barça team has five games left to play.

In the next date, the team three times champion of Europe will face at home against Deportivo Alavés. To win, Madrid will be just one step away from celebrating a league title again.

 

THE PREVIEW OF THE MATCH

Real Madrid and Athletic Club come to the event euphoric after having taken giant steps in the last days to achieve their respective and ambitious goals. In that race, both are the two best teams of the last eight days. The merengue box with 21 points out of 24 possible and the Basque cast with 17.

Real Madrid vs. Athletic Club: match schedule

Mexico - 7:00 a.m.

Peru - 7:00 a.m.

Ecuador - 7:00 a.m.

Colombia - 7:00 a.m.

Bolivia - 8:00 a.m.

Venezuela - 8:00 a.m.

Chile - 8:00 a.m.

Paraguay - 8:00 a.m.

Argentina - 9:00 a.m.

Uruguay - 9:00 a.m.

Brazil - 9:00 a.m.

Spain - 2:00 p.m.

 

Those of Zinedine Zidane arrive at San Mamés, with a firmness that has prompted them to sign the full triumph with the return of the competition after the break due to the pandemic. Overcome the disadvantage with Barcelona and obtained an income that is gold so close to the end of the championship.

Four points leave the League dyed white and in the absence of a final blow in San Mamés in a day in which Quique Setién's men visit another team on a long streak such as Villarreal. If Real Madrid overcome the day keeping at least their advantage, they will already feel like a champion.

Without a brilliant game but being effective, Real Madrid is very close to its goal. As a visitor he beat Real Sociedad and Espanyol by the minimum and expects a very tough test in San Mamés, against an Athletic Club that will test his physical strength.

He arrives annoyed for not respecting the 72 hours of protocol between meetings and with Zidane forced to touch up his starting team looking for freshness. The wear made to defeat Getafe on the last day was maximum.

 

 

The French coach will not be able to count on Eden Hazard again. Again his operated ankle knocks him out. He was already booked against Getafe and the visit of San Mamés will be lost due to a strong blow. Nor will Raphael Varane be. A cervicalgia from a strong blow leaves him in Madrid. Nacho Fernández cannot be in defense either.

 

Athletic Club chains two consecutive victories, the second in Mestalla extremely important because it has fully returned them to the fight for Europe that they left behind during their way to the final of the Copa del Rey and in which they already have many options after placing themselves at one place and two points from seventh place.

 

Real Madrid vs. Athletic Club: probable alignments

Athletic Club: Unai Simón; Capa, Yeray, Iñigo Martínez, Yuri; Dani García, Unai López; Williams, Muniain, Córdoba; and Raúl García.

Real Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo; Casemiro, Valverde, Kroos; Modric or Rodrygo, Vinicius and Benzema.

With information from EFE.

Edited July 7, 2020 by Dr.Drako
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