Big concern in Madrid
It was the shock of the end of 2024. Liverpool against Real Madrid. Well, Real Madrid was overtaken by the cruel reality as the placard says. Marca. With this new 2-0 defeat, Real has 3 defeats in 5 games and finds itself barely 24th in the standings. A dark evening for Casa Blanca which is causing more and more concern in the game. Highly anticipated, Kylian Mbappé once again missed out on his match. Real Madrid also lost Eduardo Camavinga who was injured yesterday when he was the best Madrid player on the pitch. Affected behind the thigh, he will undergo medical examinations this morning and the first results should come out at the end of the morning. One more injury in an already complete infirmary with the absences of Militao, Alba, Tchouameni, Vinicius Jr and many others.
Arne Slot does better than Jürgen Klopp!
The Slot Machine has crushed everything and finds itself more than ever leader of the regular phase of the Champions League, displayed with pride The Sun ! New success for the Reds who signed a 5th victory in 5 Champions League matches with goals from Cody Gakpo and especially Mac Allister, honored by the Daily Express. Liverpool ends a streak of 8 games without a win against Real that lasted for 15 years. XXL performance from young Conor Bradley, 21, who in the absence of Trent Alexander Arnold, completely locked out Kylian Mbappé. The press also salutes goalkeeper Kelleher, who saved the penalty. THE Daily Star applauds Arne Slot for his work since the start of the season and his achievement: beating Real, which Klopp has never done in 10 years.
Nothing is going well for Frenkie de Jong at Barça
If Barça resumed its march forward by beating Brest 3-0. But behind the scenes, things got heated for Frenkie de Jong, who was whistled when he came into play. Returning from injury, the Dutchman has since lost his starting status and is clearly no longer in the odor of sanctity in Catalonia. The Catalan management plans to part ways with the 27-year-old player next summer due to performances considered disappointing, as well as his refusal to extend his contract. The club fear he could aim to leave for free in 2026, despite being on one of the highest salaries at the club. To be continued.
