Real Madrid maintained the lead with a discreet victory at the Bernabéu against a Granada team that came with a new coach, the Uruguayan Cacique Medina, and that limited itself to completing the process with a very defensive attitude.
After the great game against Naples, the afternoon brought a rather boring duel, with a very dominant but not very dynamic Madrid, which had a hard time overcoming the crowded defense of the Nasrid team.
In Madrid, the eleven was practically the same that beat Naples, with the substitution of Ceballos and an offensive duo formed by Rodrygo and Joselu. Lunin repeated in goal despite Kepa already being on the bench. It is assumed that the Basque will return to the starting lineup against Betis on Saturday.
Madrid came out slow and the game slowed down even more with the injury, right from the start, of the visiting goalkeeper, Andrés Fernández, who took five minutes to be replaced.
Granada barely crossed the center of the field in the entire first half, but Madrid gained very little from their dominance. In the first 45 minutes he only had two chances and the first time, at 21, he took the lead on the scoreboard thanks to an exquisite Kroos, a filtered pass that left Brahim in front of the Portuguese goalkeeper, whom he beat with a placed shot. It was the third goal for the Malaga native, who has started four of the last five games, and the German's fifth assist in this league.
The goal against did not change Granada's approach. Madrid continued to do their thing and were able to score the second in a backheel from Brahim that allowed Bellingham a one-on-one against André Ferreira. Contrary to usual, the Englishman did not accurately adjust his shot and the goal was lost.
The first half ended with the Bernabéu very angry with González Fuertes, the Asturian referee who was blamed for a grievance in the distribution of cards (two for Madrid, to Bellingham and Rüdiger for protesting). In the final stages, a penalty was not awarded in a knockdown by Ignasi Miquel against Bellingham in a play in which the Catalan defender took the Englishman ahead, but he had previously cleared the ball.
Madrid started the second half with Lucas Vázquez in place of Carvajal. The dynamics of the match did not change and the whites scored the second in the 56th minute in a collective play in which Belingham shot Ferreira, he rejected the shot and Rodrygo, very attentive, sent it into the net. The young Brazilian striker scored for the fifth consecutive game, a mark that he had not achieved until now, a record for a forward denied for two months and put at the foot of the horses.
Granada did now stretch its lines, but it was very ineffective and left the game very much for Madrid's cons despite the fact that the whites do not now have players of the speed of Vinícius and on top of that Joselu is in a phase in which nothing at all is coming out of him .
The last section was unnecessary, with Madrid already satisfied with the 2-0 and Granada dedicated and without resources. The Bernabéu was not his League. Madrid now waits until Saturday at the Villamarín.
