The whites lost against Cadiz and Koeman's against Getafe

Real Madrid and Barça run out of goals before the Clásico

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The lack of a goal by Real Madrid is everyday's stuff now for years. Even with Cristiano Ronaldo in the team. When the Portuguese player caught a cold, the team suffered from pneumonia without a goal scorer of his stature. When CR7 left, someone wanted to make the partner believe that the goal would be shared, as it is the case with the main prize in the lottery. But the reality is much harder and the pandemic has made everything worse. Hazard will never be Chelsea's and Benzema is still carrying the heavy burden of wearing the 9 on his shirt.

#FirstDivisionCadiz

Cadiz went to the Alfredo di Stéfano to play football. Real Madrid didn't leave the dressing room until the 80th minute when they saw the match slip away. The Cadiz team has adapted very well to First Division. It has based its promotion on the continuity of Álvaro Cervera's style for the last four seasons in Second Division and on important signings. Negredo, Álex, Lozano, Espino, Cata... are the pillars of the team. Solvent, experienced players who can support the team.

#Explayers

With intensity and speed, Cadiz dismantled Real Madrid. Marcelo has given so much to the club that Zidane will give him as many minutes as he has days left on his contract. Modric tried to take over the midfield, but Kross couldn't keep up with the pace after the injury and Isco's is a lack of respect for football. The Malaga man is a shadow of his former self and does not seem interested in returning. The problem with the goal is the never-ending story. Benzema far from the goal and without aim. Vinicius is facing down the flank without a striker in the area and Jovic is already getting the look of Bale's absence.

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#Champions

On Wednesday Shakhtar arrives in Valdebebas after scoring a 5-1 league goal against Lviv. They will not suffer to win against Real Madrid if Zidane's team repeats the match against Cadiz. The problem is that the white team will be facing the Champions League. Maybe it is not their best profile because they have lost punch, but they are the favourites and they will show it. This is what Real Madrid has become accustomed to with its fans. Rises and falls in intensity to win Leagues but that will no longer allow them to make noise in Europe in a few years.

#NoGol

Barça has earned its own lack of goal. Fate has punished that fateful operation that ended in the signing of the striker of Leganes to put patches on the operation of Suarez and the injury of Dembele. Bordalás' Getafe tied Barça's hands and feet. A game even less lucid than that of Cadiz in Valdebebas, but just as effective. Messi, Griezmann, Dembélé, Coutinho... nobody was able to score a goal. Hours earlier Luis Suárez had opened the scoring for Atletico de Madrid in Vigo. A parallel to be kept by the parties until June.

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#NoMessi

Messi is on his way out of the Barcelona club. He wanted to settle the controversy of the burofax to focus on football, but his head will not forget those hard weeks. It must be uncomfortable to remain somewhere you don't want to be. Compelled by managers who are counting the hours. Koeman has done more for Dream Team football in two games than Setién has in six months. It's about personality and a curriculum that players now respect. Barça will end up playing because they know what they have to do, but they are missing a nine. Griezmann is Isco's soul mate, but in better physical shape. He had to score a great goal against France and feel valued by Deschamps to make it clear that he doesn't play where he should in Barça and that's why his performance is so poor. The figures show that he plays on average one hundred times per game in France and 30 times per game in Barcelona.

#Shortage

There is no doubt that the big names in Spanish football are coming up short in years to come. They have a name and prestige to follow in Europe, but they are far from winning the Champions. Messi already warned when Setién arrived and in Real Madrid they don't speak because the team is much more united, but one can see what's their play on the field. That match against City with those rude errors by Varane was the antithesis of the team that had just won the League without playing anything. No goal, no party.

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