Long maintained in Flots by Thibault Courtois, Real Madrid suddenly sank on Tuesday in London. Consequences of the three goals conceded in just over a quarter of an hour following two magnificent free kicks in Declan Rice (58e70e) and a third goal scored by Mikel Merino (75e). What necessarily compromise their chances of qualification for the semi-finals.
Large accustomed to the reversals of the situation, the Madrid began as soon as the match was to be believed to believe in a new feat in eight days in Santiago Bernabeu. “If a team can do it, it's ours”, thus launched Carlo Ancelotti at the end of the meeting, adding: “Everything can change very quickly in football. No one expected that but many times, lots of things in this style have happened at the Santiago Bernabeu.»»
At the final whistle, the Spanish media, however, left no hope to the reigning champion. Evidenced by the strong words released on the set of El Chiringuito, the analysts evoking “a historical debacle” for Real after having experienced a “Drama in London”. And the tone was the same at the microphone of the Cadena Cope for whom “Real has sunk”carried by the substance by “the need for his attackers”.
Real Madrid fatally injured
The two sites of the major Madrid daily newspapers were also alarmist on Tuesday evening. After titled on the “Real sinking to the Emirates”, AS appeared the title holder to “a largely overwhelmed colander”, pointing the finger
“A Madrid without clear ideas with a football of individuals and unstable in defense”. And Marca was just as severe. “Real Madrid fatally injured”, Could we read about a “Real Madrid terrible, flat, without ideas, without plan, without play”.
The tone nevertheless changed slightly this Wednesday morning since Marca as Ace evokes already a possible reversal in the return match. “Humiliated, but for Madrid, nothing is impossible” title thus Marca while for AS, Real is
“Sentenced to another miracle”.
