Why I Dug Into Granada’s Possible Lineup Against Real Madrid
Been tracking Granada’s weird season for weeks. Saw they faced Real Madrid next and thought “No way they play normal”. Grabbed coffee, booted up the laptop around 10pm.
First Moves to Predict Lineup
Clicked through every Granada fan forum I know. Mostly recycled old news about injuries. Realized club hadn’t posted training pics – big red flag. Started scrolling players’ Instagrams instead. Noticed young midfielder Carlos Neva suddenly posting gym stories at 2am with muscle emojis. Weird.
The Stats Deep Dive
Cracked open last 5 match spreadsheets. Saw manager used 3 different formations recently. Then remembered their main striker Luiz Suárez got wrecked in tackle last game. No official update but fan comments said he limped off training. Did quick Twitter search – found blurry video confirming it.
Putting Puzzle Together
My gut said they’d go nuclear. Scribbled mad formations on napkin:
- Suárez definitely out: Bench warmers Myrto Uzuni or Shon Weissman gotta start
- Midfield shakeup: That kid Bryan Zaragoza hadn’t played 90 mins all season but kept appearing in training tags
- Defense chaos: Miguel Rubio’s suspension plus injury rumors meant 19-year-old debut possible
The Morning Surprise
Woke up to official lineup blast. Nearly choked on toast:
- Uzuni starting over Suárez – called that
- Zaragoza playing attacking mid – hadn’t done that all year
- AND some kid named Adrián López making first start in defense
Turned out Granada parked the bus hard. Survived 60 mins before collapsing. Still – that lineup? Madness. Shows managers pull wild cards when desperate.
