The defeat in the Clasico (0-4) was an almost fatal blow to Real Madrid for a cycle that had not even really started. Kylian Mbappé, who was supposed to be the leader and maximum star of this team, still seems lost on the pitch and is starting to receive criticism from supporters who, after having waited for him for years, are demanding much more, notably from a player whose defensive contribution is almost zero. Vinicius Jr didn’t have his best performance against Barça either. Other players like Jude Bellingham are a shadow of what they were last season, while players like Aurélien Tchouameni, Arda Güler or Endrick, big bets for the Madrid club, are struggling to make an impact, either because of poor performance or lack of opportunities. Eyes are also on Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian manager’s career achievements are unquestionable, but the question is whether he is the right tactician to lift this situation and manage this group of players. Finally, the new Santiago Bernabéu, which should have been a place of happiness and economic income, has become a center of legal and logistical problems.
The hard defeat against a Barça full of players from La Masia highlighted the lack of young players trained in Madrid, symbolic elements like Dani Carvajal or Nacho at the time, who make new people understand what the institution is. of Real Madrid. Raul’s Castilla has not had a victory for more than a month and even risks being relegated if there is no immediate reaction. Real Madrid C is also in a relegation position with only one victory in nine matches. And what happened last Monday at the Ballon d’Or ceremony will not go unnoticed. Real Madrid’s decision not to attend knowing that Vinicius would not be the winner and the Brazilian’s resounding defeat were a blow to the moral image of the Spanish club. One more that adds to the burning fires that Casa Blanca needs to put out as quickly as possible. The Madrid club is at war with LaLiga, the Spanish Federation and UEFA, with indications of a sporting crisis at different levels and with the new Santiago Bernabéu in the background at the center of the problems. It’s not the dream start to the season for Real Madrid.
Start of an unprecedented crisis
With LaLiga, the position of the white team was to want to push Javier Tebas towards the exit so that he withdraws from the presidency, aware of the opposition exerted by the president of the Spanish national league and his animosity towards the project deemed necessary by the Super League. Before the Spanish Football Federation, Florentino Pérez has repeatedly made clear his dissatisfaction with the treatment the Whites receive from Spanish referees, with television videos released by Real Madrid before and after each match as evidence. Finally, the other war that Real Madrid is waging is being fought with UEFA since the public declaration of wanting to bring the Super League to a successful conclusion. Florentino Perez and Aleksander Ceferin have sent stinging statements to each other over the presses in recent years and the 2024 Ballon d’Or was the highlight. For the Spanish team, the fact that the body led by the Slovenian entered into the organization of the ceremony was the main reason that prevented Vinicius from winning the award.
Another target enters the equation of the standoff led by Real Madrid: Nasser Al-Khelaïfi’s Paris Saint-Germain. Some Madrid supporters say that the good relationship that the Parisian club maintains with Aleksander Ceferin is also a reason for the Brazilian star’s defeat in the 2024 Ballon d’Or. Especially since Real Madrid points out that the price is still awarded in France. According to the Merengues, all this could be a way of taking revenge for having stolen star Kylian Mbappé last summer, at a time when the French star continues his legal battle with the team coached by Luis Enrique. Regarding the results (Casa Blanca is already behind Barça in La Liga and struggling in the Champions League championship), the Galacticos 2.0 formed by Florentino Pérez have not borne fruit, far from it . The fires are accumulating for a Real Madrid which, although it is comfortable in crisis situations, will have to start putting them out if it wants to achieve stability at all levels which, only this summer, seemed preserve itself in a placid manner.
