Without Ronaldo and Bale, Isco plays the hero role to help Real easily beat Malaga
Isco shone with 1 goal and 1 assist to help Real win 2-1 against Malaga in the match in round 32 of La Liga.
As announced before the match with Malaga in round 32 of La Liga, coach Zidane let many key players rest to field the B team. However, with their superior class, the "White Vultures" still easily controlled the game.
On the day of facing his old team – Isco played very well, he continuously had impressive ball handling moves, threatening the home team. In the 29th minute, Isco kicked a direct free kick to open the score for the Royal Spanish team.
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| Isco scored a beautiful free kick. Photo: AFP |
In the remaining minutes of the second half, the home team at La Rosaleda, although being pressured by Real, also had some sharp counter-attacks, unfortunately the home team could not convert them into goals.
In the second half, the match script did not change much, Real still pressed Malaga. In the 63rd minute, Casemiro finished from close range from Isco's pass to raise the score to 2-0 for the "White Vultures". In the first leg, the Brazilian midfielder also scored.
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| Isco had an excellent match. Photo: Getty |
Conceding two goals, Malaga had nothing to lose. The home team raised their formation and focused all their efforts on the attack. After much effort, in the last minute of the match thanks to Vallejo's mistake - Diego Rolan scored a consolation goal for Malaga.
In the end, Malaga lost 1-2 to Real. This was the 23rd defeat of this team in La Liga 2017/2018. After 32 rounds, they are still at the bottom of the table with 17 points and close to relegation. Meanwhile, with 67 points, Real maintains the 3rd position./.
Final: Malaga 1-2 Real Madrid
Score:
Malaga: Rolan 90+3'
Real Madrid: Isco 29', Casemiro 63'
MALAGA (4-2-3-1): Roberto Jimenez; Roberto Rosales, Miguel Torres, Ignasi Miquel, Federico Ricca; Manuel Iturra, Mehdi Lacen; Diego Rolan, Adrian Gonzalez, Gonzalo Castro; Brown Ideye.
Subs: Esteban Rolon, Andres Prieto, Alberto Bueno, Samu Garcia, Maxime Lestienne, Youssef En-Nesyri, Ivan Rodriguez.
REAL MADRID (4-3-3): Keylor Navas; Daniel Carvajal, Jesus Vallejo, Sergio Ramos, Theo Hernandez; Mateo Kovacic, Casemiro, Isco; Lucas Vazquez, Karim Benzema, Marco Asensio.
Subs: Toni Kroos, Marcelo, Kiko Casilla, Marcos Llorente, Achraf Hakimi, Borja Mayoral, Dani Ceballos.