For the first time this season in La Liga, Real Madrid were surprised by the pragmatic football of El Cholo. Beaten by Atlético de Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano (3-1), the Merengues seemed overwhelmed by the offensive efficiency of the more enterprising Colchoneros. But this defeat is due, in large part, to a Madrid defense that is often late or poorly positioned in its own area in particular. And it’s not Carlo Ancelotti who will say the opposite since it was even he who pointed the finger at it at a press conference.
Among the players who missed out on this shock, David Alaba. The Austrian, often impeccable, was eaten by the Morata-Griezmann duo throughout the meeting. But the experienced defender had the intelligence and maturity to express his disappointment to Real supporters, while announcing he was vengeful. “Madridistas, we all expect more! It wasn’t our match, it wasn’t my match! We let you down yesterday but we will fight back and we will get back to what Real Madrid is!”, he writes on X. Something to please Madrid fans. Las Palmas has been warned (Wednesday September 27 at 7 p.m.).
