Atletico Madrid have already seen it take another big step towards the championship thanks to a goal by Luis Suarez (15) in a derby against Real, but a dramatic conquest by Karim Benzema set up a 1-1 draw and kept the championship fight alive. At the moment, the gap between the two stands at five points with a missing game for Colchoneros, with Barcelona in the middle.
In the media associated with Real, the main discourse around the game was around the penalty that Blancos could not give after a doubtful touch by Felipe’s in the open. “With another referee, Real would have won the game and been closer to the fight for the championship,” stated the “S” editor and Real fan, Thomas Ronsero“The team did not show good ability in the first half, but Hernandez Hernandez made a huge mistake because he had a chance to correct himself in VAR. We knew he was a referee who did not tend to help Real.”
🎙 | Benzema: “Felipe’s hand and the VAR? I’ve not seen anything, I think he touched the arm and when the referee goes to watch 90% of the time it is a penalty, but we are calm. We had a cold head and in the end we scored the tying goal. ” pic.twitter.com/qxFVDpcGfB
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also Kasmiro, One of the best in the ranks of Real, agreed that his team got a penalty kick: “They were better in the first half and we in the second half. We had enough situations to score more goals. There are many more games in the league and we will have opportunities to close the gap and we also have the Champions League. “I tried to explain to the referee that if Felipe had not touched his hand, I would have had a chance to win, but I respect the decision. Hernandez Hernandez is a good referee. At least he went to see the move in VAR.”
“We got a point, we are still alive and we are going to keep fighting,” he concluded Sin Zidane In typical brevity and banality, “it is important that we were able to change the dynamics of the game in the second half.” Kerim Benzema, Who passed Roberto Carlos and became this player with the most appearances in Real added: “We deserved to win, but that’s a good point. I’m a little angry with myself that two minutes before the goal I should have scored, but the goalkeeper made a nice stop. I’m pleased with the result. The draw This means that the league is not over and we are dependent on ourselves. “
On the other hand, despite the draw at Atletico they still know the championship is in their hands. Coca He concluded: “We were better than Real. We know what the quality of Real is, this is one of the best teams in the world and it only needs one side to win. We had an advantage, but the media is the one who said the championship fight is closed. It is not over until it is over and we go game “After the game, on Wednesday we have a chance to widen the gap.”
