José Mourinho did not hide his concern despite the victory snatched by Real Madrid on the Elche pitch (3-2). While his team led 2-0 after 33 minutes thanks to Arda Güler and Kylian Mbappé, the Madrilenians completely lost the thread in the second half, until being caught eight minutes from the end. “ These are matches where we have opportunities and we don’t take them. When everything seems easy, we leave things unresolved », Regretted the Portuguese. For him, the problem comes mainly from a drop in intensity when his players think they have done the hardest part: “ we lose speed, we lose control, we misinterpret what was easy. (…) Of course it is worrying. But we won. »
However, the scenario almost cost Real two points. After a controlled first period, the Madrilenians left more and more space and allowed Elche to come back thanks to Osorio (71st) then Nino (82nd). Mourinho had tried to stabilize his team with the arrivals of Jude Bellingham and Brahim Diaz, before finally taking all the risks offensively. A choice rewarded in added time when Mbappé served Espi for the winning goal (90th+1). “ The draw was of no use. (…) The end of the match was very strong “, summarized Mourinho, satisfied with the reaction of his players but aware that these sluggish periods could cost his team much more in the future, which joined Barça in the standings yesterday, while awaiting the Blaugranas’ match this evening against Santander.
