Real Madrid begins the Champions League with a victory at half

It was expected that Real Madrid took advantage of the supposed weakness of his rival, Dinamo Zagreb, to start a new edition of the Champions League with a resounding victory. However, it has had to settle for a modest 0-1. A result too short, despite not having deployed a brilliant football. The number of chances has remained in the Madrid half, but today the powder was wet. That, added to the great performance of goalkeeper Kelava.

Signed Di Maria goal shortly after starting the second part, a good team move the Argentine defined with one of those splendid shot to the top to which we are accustomed. However, it signed a good performance. Nor Özil. Two players who last season started as rockets, and this year are more discreet. Probably dispense with the intention of the effort and get the freshest most important stretches of the season. Something that did not happen last year.

Which is still showing a stratospheric level is Karim Benzema. Against Dynamo, was again the best of his team, as we have come so far this campaign. Although he failed to pierce the rival goal, made ​​enough merits to stand as the best of his team, along with a Cristiano Ronaldo willing but less successful than in the past. Maybe the game will drive the whole Croatian-center. In fact, the Portuguese end of the meeting showed the bloodied ankle to the camera, at the same time declared that arbitration was a shame.

The truth is that football Oddvar Moen allowed too hard. Coentrao or even the Christian can attest to that. And yet it was Marcellus who went to the locker room for a second yellow for a tackle first, and shortly after dropping into the penalty area. With the regulations in hand, is well removed, but no sense when others as absurd Leko still kicking on the grass.

As mentioned, it was a brilliant match Madrid. Conscious of his superiority, and after a fairly strong start, he relaxed to the point of playing at half speed, drifting until the goal came out of inertia, as it was. But I must say that except on one occasion it saved by Casillas, despite its commitment to a bold game, Dynamo never embarrassed the whites. Or rather, red, because last night Real Madrid played for the fourth time in its history with a red uniform. In my opinion, pretty but little identification.

In short, a day less in the red list of Real Madrid in the first phase of the Champions League. Because, without wishing to disparage their rivals, Real Madrid is so superior to his fellow band members will be in the second round while playing relaxed as against Dynamo.