Two Clasicos, two knockouts. Confrontations against FC Barcelona have gone badly for Real Madrid since the start of the season. Slapped by the Blaugranas at Santiago-Bernabeu last October (0-4), in La Liga, the Merengues once again bit the dust against their Catalan rival on Sunday evening (2-5), this time in Jeddah and in the Super Cup final from Spain.
If Kylian Mbappé thought he had put his team on the right track by opening the score from the 5the minute of play, Madrid’s defense then completely collapsed in front of Lamine Yamal (22e), Robert Lewandowski (36esp), Alejandro Balde (45e+10) and Raphinha, author of a resounding double (39e48e). Enough to provoke the anger of Carlo Ancelotti.
“I remember nothing except the Mbappé match. He had a very good match, he scoredreacted the Italian coach, furious. As for the rest, we must forget everything and move forward. We defended poorly, whether in high pressing or low blocking. (…) I told them that we could lose matches, but not like we did in the first half. »
The president of Real Madrid has decided
Could this slap weaken the transalpine technician? Normally no. According to Marca, the president of the White House, Florentino Perez, would have indeed taken the strong decision to maintain his confidence in the former Milanese. If he wishes to leave the club on his own or if his case must be discussed internally, it will not be before the end of the financial year.
On the transfer window front, the loss suffered against Barça shouldn’t change much either. While he is experiencing difficulties in defense, where Aurélien Tchouameni is struggling to help out, Real Madrid will not recruit for this position in January. Only the arrival of a right-back would be seriously considered. Trent Alexander-Arnold?
