Real Madrid 2-0 Getafe (April 9, 2022) - The Stitch

Finally the Carlo we were waiting for.

Against a team like Getafe at home and with important games just around the corner, giving our 30-year-olds a break seemed like a must... but Carlo is Carlo. Today he fulfilled, and those who played also did it, by far. The team seems to have a spark, good mood (even Marcelo played a good game, although he was not required in defense). Maybe Barcelona was a bad day, with significant casualties and mental disconnection.

It was a day to do things right, but the team had to be careful: we have seen Real fail in this type of match countless times. Coming out with plenty of hierarchs players, 0-1 at halftime and second part of epic comeback and maximum effort.

We have seen it hundreds of times. For this reason, today seeing Camavinga and Valverde fight, run, give another showy style... has served to rejuvenate the Bernabéu. Also, it left the feeling that they are destined to share a lot of grass for years to come.

Nice joyful game, choral occasions. The first half demanded a goal from the start. It was indeed scored, but VAR disallowed the goal in its fastest historical decision in living memory. They looked like Red Bull mechanics at Verstappen's emergency stop. Shortly after, Marcelo was the one who got a good shot, complying and without bad faces, applauded by the stadium at the end of the game, a happy captain in his new role, as many would like for RM Basket.

And Vinicius was comfortable on the wing, against recognizable rocky rivals

https://twitter.com/LaLiga/status/1512878014689910791

And then Modric appeared. Luka is so big that he is in the game even without playing, in this case getting into Vinicius's legs to make a masterful assist that Casemiro finished

Carlos Henrique has reached the decisive stretch of the season in his best version, which is great news (This "Soprano_35" thread is recommended to see Casemiro performance in London)

https://twitter.com/MovistarFutbol/status/1512878641281122307

Training with Luka must be hugely inspiring. Camavinga also wanted to emulate him, practically copying the pass of Karim's second goal against Chelsea.  Valverde was able to score from scissors style and also from a free kick. Good news both. Camavinga leaves the mark of an important player. His resemblance to Seedorf, his age, his charisma... if he doesn't lose the thread, he will be fundamental for a long time. And we already know Valverde better, but he is adding more resources... that powerful shot (which he had already done with Uruguay days ago) combines perfectly with his power and driving. The rivals won't be able anymore to let him shoot.

The 2-0 was Spiderman Vázquez (so he celebrated) who completed a good game

https://twitter.com/LaLiga/status/1512892184902746112

The domain (which had a lot to do with our midfield) was seen in a statistic: 15 to 1 in shots, already in the 63rd minute.

Although Getafe never seemed to want to show up for the match, they were able to score one, the classic gift at the Bernabéu. Nacho mistimed a clash and that could worries because... Lukaku: Casemiro will have to repeat a great game.

The 2-1 would not have been fair, perhaps more so the 3-0 that Militao could have scored. The end of the game left minutes for Ceballos (good feelings) and Bale returned, with whistles at the entrance (I didn't like his smile when I heard them, he couldn't expect anything else) and some applause at the end, because he had time to try to score. Here I already wrote about "The Bale Thing" and I hope he has more minutes in the incoming La Liga matches, as we are still going to need it to give Karim some rest.