Those happy days when Madrid’s second string, which gave Zidane the chance to rotate his team in key moments, seem long behind us, writes Alfredo Relaño.
It was a beautiful game at Los Carménes on Thursday night but Granada fell thanks to an away goal through a Yuri strike to set up a final 110 years in the making.
Four goals and two players sent-off was the outcome of a game that saw Barça move to second in the table, just two points behind Real Madrid who they face in a fortnight.
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