The copera feat at the Santiago Bernabéu (3-4) was the boost that Real needed to believe they could win the Cup, whose final was played this year. None of the heroes of that night of February 2, 2020 or the realistic fans will forget it, for what was meritorious and exceptional. However, 20 extremely intense months have passed since that feat, with a pandemic in the middle, and the txuri urdin squad has not beaten any of the four ‘monsters’ of LaLiga or the greats of Europe to whom it has been faced. In this time, the txuri urdin squad has not been able to emerge victorious in any of the 21 clashes it has had against Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético and Sevilla in the League and Naples, Manchester United, Monaco and PSV Eindhoven in the Europa League. The Wanda Metropolitano and Atlético de Madrid offer tonight to those of Imanol a new chance to defeat a mighty man from the continent.
Imanol began his third and final stage at the helm of the first team with another brilliant victory at the Bernabéu (0-2), this time in the League, in the match in which he debuted Aihen. The last league triumph against a team of the contenders for the title was against Atlético de Madrid at the premiere of the Nuevo Anoeta !, 2-0 with goals from Odegaard and Monreal. That happened two years ago, on September 14, 2019. It’s time to rewrite history.
They always win the accessible ones
For now, the team of Imanol He has shown that he is capable of subduing and bending, by the minimum and without excessive problems, the less notable rivals in the League and in Europe this season. They beat Rayo, Levante, Granada, Elche, Mallorca and Sturm Graz by two goals against Cádiz. Against more important opponents, they either tied (PSV, Sevilla and Monaco) or lost (Barcelona).
If the mission of this season is to progress with respect to the previous ones, the glass ceiling is precisely that, to really compete and win against the greatest
The games against the ‘big’
From 3-4 against Madrid
AGAINST REAL MADRID
2020/2021 Matchday 25 Real Madrid-Real 1-1
2020/2021 Matchday 2 Real-Real Madrid 0-0
2019/2020 Matchday 30 Real-Real Madrid 1-2
AGAINST ATHLETIC
2020/2021 Matchday 36 Atlético-Real 2-1
2020/2021 Matchday 15 Real-Atlético 0-2
2019/2020 Matchday 38 Atlético-Real 1-1
AGAINST THE BARÇA
2021/2022 Matchday 1 Barça-Real 4-2
2020/2021 Matchday 28 Real-Barça 1-6
Super Cup (Semis) 19/20 Real-Barça 1-1
2020/2021 Matchday 19 Barça-Real 2-1
2019/2020 Matchday 27 Barça-Real 1-0
AGAINST SEVILLE
2021/2021 Matchday 5 Real -Sevilla 0-0
2020/2021 Matchday 33 Real-Sevilla 1-2
2020/2021 Matchday 18 Sevilla-Real 3-2
2019/2020 Matchday 37 Real-Sevilla 0-0
IN EUROPE LEAGUE
2021/22 Group stage Real-Monaco 1-1
2021/22 Group stage PSV-Real 2-2
2020/21 1/16 United-Real 0-0
2020/21 1/16 Real-United 0-4
2020/21 Group stage Naples-Real 1-1
2020/21 Group stage Real-Naples 0-1