Real Madrid Never Stop Believing In Their Abilities

Karim Benzema in El Clasico (Twitter @realmadrid)

JAKARTA - Real Madrid is now just one point adrift of Atletico Madrid in a 1-1 draw with Real Betis on Monday, April 12. The day before, Los Blancos beat Barcelona 2-1 in an epic El Clasico.

Madrid versus Barcelona shows the kind of fight and courage we haven't seen in a long time. Los Blancos put on a heroic performance in a match in which most of their hopes rested on the title.

Thibaut Courtois under the crossbar; Alvaro Odriozola, Eder Militao, Nacho Fernandez, and Ferland Mendy in Madrid's defense; with Isco, Luka Modric, and Marcelo in midfield; and Marco Asensio and Mariano Diaz upfront. Everything is heroic!

Minutes before the break, Fede Valverde was injured and Casemiro was sent off. Lucas Vazquez was also sent off due to injury in the first half.

With 20 minutes remaining, Zinedine Zidane decided to replace Toni Kroos, Karim Benzema, and Vinicius Junior. He thought about the big game they had against Liverpool in the Champions League.

With the team depleted, Los Blancos must try and maintain their lead. They had to suffer greatly, but they succeeded.

To maintain the advantage, they must achieve it first. And Real Madrid managed to do so thanks to the first half, in which Zidane succeeded in outsmarting Ronald Koeman, who was busier to find excuses for his team's failure after the game than to find a solution during the game itself.

Barcelona dominated possession but could do nothing, while Real Madrid was dangerous on the counterattack, with Valverde and Vinicius taking advantage of the space left by Azulgrana.

Barcelona can't cope with Madrid. Zidane said his team was physically on their limits. At the moment, it seems that only injuries can stop this Real Madrid team.