Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao discussion.

Sunday 1st September.



H2H Past 2 League meetings:

Away: 14th April 2013 - Athletic Bilbao 0-3 Real Madrid

Home: 17th November 2012 - Real Madrid 5-1 Athletic Bilbao



Injuries/Suspensions:

Real Madrid: Varane and Alonso.

Athletic Bilbao: Iraizoz and Ekiza.


Athletic Bilbao last 3 results:

Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Osasuna

Valladolid 1-2 Athletic Bilbao



Real Madrid players called up:

Goalkeepers : Casillas, Diego Lopez and Tomas Mejias.
Defenders: Arbeloa, Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo, Nacho.
Midfielders: Di Maria, Khedira, Modric, Casemiro, Illarra, Isco and Özil.
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, Morata and Jese.


Real Madrid predicted lineup:

--------------Diego Lopez
---Arbeloa---Pepe---Ramos---Marcelo
-------Casemiro--Modric---Isco
----------Ozil----------Ronaldo
---------------Benzema



Prediction: Real Madrid 2-0 Athletic Bilbao

5 am kickoff over here lol, thank god for DVR

I predict a 3-1 victory, our defense hasn't impressed me much so I think we will concede

Illaramendi ffs welcome back son

2-1

Diego López; Arbeloa, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo; Khedira, Modric; Di María, Isco; Cristiano, Benzema.

Diego López; Arbeloa, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo; Khedira, Modric; Di María, Isco; Cristiano, Benzema.

good first half. I dont understand why Arbeloa keeps starting tho

Ronaldo finally scores

Modric and Isco.  

FT 3-1

Super dominant game. Modric Isco DiMaria Casemiro

Hopefully Carlo finally realized we defend better with Casemiro on instead of fatdeira oh and what business has Arbeloa starting???


btw Benz was booed again when he was subbed despite assisting two

Bilbao shouldn't have scored the second goal I suspect thats why Carlo pulled Marcelo out

What a performance from Modric. Man of the match.

Yohan Modric wrote:What a performance from Modric. Man of the match.

Easily. the guy was everywhere. Illaramendi next to him is going to look so good

Modric and Isco MOTM. CR7 was better... although he is a fail at central striker. His skills all get nutralized there while his flaws are emphasized: He is not that great at close control, passing or decision-making in tight spaces. he needs room. 2 assists for Benz too.

Clinical win.

Ozil is going to find it hard to start if we continue playing like this

Ronaldo drifted wide alot but neither Jese or Benz where in the box to meet his crosses. Morata is your typical number 9 Jese is another Ronaldo. you can't play them both at the same time. but jese had a very good cameo. should have scored at least one but his shots weren't as good as he usually shoots

Can someone remind me again why Bale is necessary? ?

Isco is so smart... he knows that Benz wants to pass. As soon as Benz get the ball outside his strike zone, he makes a run in the box. That's 3 goals of ours where those two connect with each other.

Ancelotti doesn't even want Bale. It's Perez. Still hoping it somehow doesn't go through.

halamadrid2 wrote:Ronaldo drifted wide alot but neither Jese or Benz where in the box to meet his crosses. Morata is your typical number 9 Jese is another Ronaldo.  you can't play them both at the same time. but jese had a very good cameo. should have scored at least one but his shots weren't as good as he usually shoots

Bale is pretty good at crashing from the opposite side and he's good in the air. That's the only plus i see with him actually... when CR7 goes wide, Bale can go in the box and he's a legit target.

hala i think benzema is getting booed by higs fans imo

Madrid fans boo everyone... they just like to boo lol. At this point, i don't even pay attention because it doesn't matter whether the player deserves it or not.

i agree they boo just for lulz and cause they know media will give them attention, but in benz case seems a bit more deeper not much but there is more to it

I think there are about 5 people in the world who make that first pass Benz made. Him and Isco seem to have each other down, pretty similar to him and Ozil...just that Isco get's into scoring positions more often.

Lopez got lucky with that foolish chip lol

tbh that bounce wasn't exactly what he had expected

Isco is very smart. He has good connections with Benz, Marcelo and Modric. its almost impossible to take the ball off him as well. I hope he continues his form

I remember ozil in his first couple of games and look at him now. I just hope isco doesn't fall off after a honeymoon start.

His tracking back is really underrated

I don't see a problem with Ozil now. The man is an offensive savant, on that side of things he meshes with everyone. That's what smart players do, they understand their teammates.

Ozil is a too smart player to be dropped imo