"Creamy" they gave key players a rest, which did not prevent them from winning.
Real Madrid, Ukrainian goalkeeper Andrei Lunin, beat Real Sociedad on the road. strong> in the opening match of the 33rd round of the Spanish La Liga. The match in San Sebastian ended with the score 0:1.
The head coach of the Royal Club, Carlo Ancelotti, decided to give rest to the key players of his team, because on Tuesday, April 30, the first game of the Champions League semi-final against Bayern awaits the “cream” in Munich.
So in The starting lineup for the match with Real Sociedad did not include Vinicius Junior, Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga, Antonio Rudiger, Lucas Vazquez, Jude Bellingham, Toni Kroos, as well as Lunin, who was replaced by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Note that Lunin missed the Real Madrid match in the Spanish Championship for the first time since January. Since then, he has been a regular starter and played full matches. In total, he played 20 games this season.
Despite the experimental lineup, Madrid managed to win. The only goal of the match in the 29th minute was scored by 19-year-old Turkish midfielder Arda Güller after a pass from Dani Carvajal.
Review of the match “Real Sociedad” – “Real Madrid”
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After this victory, Real (84 points) increased their lead at the top of La Liga over Barcelona, which has a game in hand, to 14 points. Real Sociedad (51 points) remained in sixth position.
In the next round of the Spanish championship, Madrid will host Cadiz on May 4, and the Basques will meet Las Palmas at home on the same day.