Carlo Ancelotti is in an ejection seat, this is what the Madrid press assures this Sunday. Real’s difficult season continued on Saturday evening with a draw at Rayo Vallecano (3-3), in one of the districts of the Spanish capital. According to Relevothe future of the Italian technician is very uncertain. The leaders have already thought about changing technical staff in recent weeks, after the defeats in the Champions League against AC Milan and Liverpool, before leaving a
“last chance” at the time to Ancelotti.
Deprived of Kylian Mbappé (victim of a slight muscle injury), the Merengues came back from a two-goal deficit and led 3-2 against Rayo thanks to Federico Valverde (39th), Jude Bellingham (45th) and Rodrygo (56th) , but Isi Palazon reset the counters to zero on the hour mark (64th) and Vinicius and his teammates were unable to snatch the three points. The Spanish champions have one less unit than Barça, a leader who can regain a little lead by winning against Léganes this Sunday evening at Montjuic.
It’s over for Raul and Zidane
Casa Blanca president Florentino Pérez has considered entrusting the reins of the team to two club legends, Raul and Zinédine Zidane, for the rest of the season, before the probable appointment of Xabi Alonso during the next off-season. But Raul, the coach of Castilla (Real’s B team), does not have many supporters among the president’s advisors and “Zizou”, winner of three Champions Leagues in a row on the Madrid bench, does not wish to return for half a season. It is Santiago Solari, the club’s football director, who is ready to play temporary role (as in 2018 after the ousting of Julen Lopetegui).
Plunged into doubt by its information from the local press, Real is now preparing for the final of the Intercontinental Cup, with a meeting against the Mexican club Pachuca next Wednesday in Qatar, before concluding the year with the reception of Sevilla on Sunday at Bernabéu. The Madrid management could perhaps make a strong decision during the Christmas holidays, especially in the event of another disappointment against the Andalusians in a week. Real will resume on January 3 in Valencia.
