Real Madrid escaped it, once again, but Real Madrid will be present in the quarterfinals of its favorite competition. An apocalyptic penalty shootout in the face of the neighbors and enemies of Atlético, with this penalty canceled in Julian Alvarez who has been so controversial since. The Merengues therefore avoided a disaster scenario of little …
And there were many who played big yesterday on the side of Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé for example, who has still delivered a mediocre performance, collecting new criticisms in the Spanish press. Vinicius Jr also played big, and there is no doubt that this missed penalty in the second period would have worth a sacred media surge in the event of elimination. Another man who had interest not to be missed yesterday: Carlo Ancelotti. In recent months, the Italian has still been the target of strong criticism in Spain, because of the game practiced by his team mainly.
He scored points
While its future is quite vague and Real Madrid is already discussing with Xabi Alonso, elimination would probably have sealed its future. Under contract until 2026, the tactician would undoubtedly have been removed from his duties at the end of the season. But as indicated Readerthis match in Metropolitano has changed everything. Now, internally in Madrid, everyone is convinced that he will always be the coach of Casa Blanca next season, for his last year of contract. He saved his post, and also saved the heads of several players.
“This is the best coach you can have”entrusted leaders of the capital's club to the Spanish media. In the locker room, even if there were certain frictions in the first part of the season, everyone seems to appreciate the coach, and he is clearly unanimous. Suffice to say that Xabi Alonso may have to wait until the summer of 2026 to sit on the bench of Bernabéu …
