Real Madrid lived a new hell on Tuesday on the lawn of the Emirates Stadium. The Merengue had no matter how to resist almost an hour, largely thanks to Thibault Courtois, they then sank body and well to finally bow 3-0 and see the semi-finals of the Champions League even if the Madrilenians wanted to believe in a reversal of situation, in a week in Bernabeu.
This slap had a taste of deja vu. The defeat was reminiscent of that received in Liverpool during the group stage or during the two matches against Barça, in Liga and in Spanish Super Cup. And for many, Real Madrid's inability to compete with European cadors is very much due to the imbalance caused by the presence on the ground of the four jewels of the attack: Vinicius, Rodrygo, Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappé.
Once again, Carlo Ancelotti had indeed chosen to align them all, the English international being left to play in a more remote position, in the midfield. Asked after the match on their defensive involvement, the Italian technician also recognized a problem. “It's different from recent years. We have to organize things to create a compact block and today we have not been able to do so ”he said.
Kylian Mbappé disorganized everything
For Ludovic Obraniak, the arrival of Kylian Mbappé was effectively fraught with consequences in the equilibrium of the team. “I find that they are less strong when Carlo Ancelotti decides not to make a choice. When they recruit Kylian Mbappé, they make a kiff. Florentino Perez makes a personal kiff. Except that in the construction of this team, it is a weight for Carlo Ancelotti to have these four players “he said on the evening team set.
“While Carlo Ancelotti is someone who knows how to decide normally, it does not work. It works in liga when you have to beat teams largely at the reach of Real Madrid but as soon as things get complicated a little -we have seen it against Barcelona, we see it in the Champions League fairly frequently this season -, it does not work “, He continued, convinced that the recruitment of Kylian Mbappé had been suffered by Carlo Ancelotti, forced to have his four attackers play to please its president.
