Actual Madrid’s 3-2 victory over Atalanta is definitely a trigger for celebration.
Nonetheless, there’s one essential issue that has emerged from the match: Lucas Vazquez, the workforce’s solely pure right-back, might be unavailable for the subsequent UEFA Champions League recreation in opposition to RB Salzburg attributable to suspension.
Vazquez, who had already been at , was booked in his confrontation with an Atalanta participant.
Consequently, he’ll miss the upcoming conflict with Salzburg, which can happen on the Santiago Bernabeu on January 22.
Salzburg, who’ve had a difficult Champions League marketing campaign with just one win in six matches, might be keen to enhance, particularly after their defeat to PSG.
A troublesome match for Vazquez
The match in opposition to Atalanta was a troublesome one for Vazquez, who discovered himself up in opposition to probably the most tough opponents he may face – Ademola Lookman.
The Atalanta winger was filled with power and decided to make an impression from the very first minute. Vazquez, regardless of his expertise, struggled at occasions to maintain tempo with Lookman’s tempo and trickery.
He tried to anticipate his actions and maintain him off, however Lookman’s talent usually outsmarted him.
Because the match progressed, Vazquez managed to settle and scale back the harm, with some help from his teammates Brahim Diaz and Dani Ceballos.
Nonetheless, Lookman proved tough to include, and within the second half, he discovered the again of the web.
With an excellent piece of talent, Lookman dribbled previous Vazquez and fired a low shot previous goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois on the close to submit, the ball going by means of Vazquez’s legs.
With Vazquez now suspended, it appears doubtless that Actual Madrid will flip to Federico Valverde to fill in as right-back in opposition to Salzburg.
