After the defeat of the last weekend at Espanyol, the Madridistas narrowly outstripped Legans in the King's Cup after letting a two goals spin, and on Saturday, they were held in defeat 1-1 in the Madrilenian derby .
The period was not easy for Carlo Ancelotti, who has to gather his troops before the trip to Manchester next week. Real Madrid is probably the favorite to qualify at the end of this eliminatory, and it certainly has the necessary offensive power with Kylian Mbappé, Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo Goes and Jude Bellingham to do damage to Manchester City.
Many questions
However, many questions remain concerning the defense of Real Madrid, and these have continued against Atlético. Ancelotti already has problems in central defense with the unavailability of Antonio Rudiger, David Alaba and Eder Militao due to injuries, and according to MD, he also has serious doubts about lateral rear posts.
One of the conclusions that Encelotti drawn from the Madrid derby was the low level of Lucas Vazquez and Fran Garcia, which started at the right back and left back post respectively. The two were not at their best level this season, and before the two crucial matches against Man City, we wonder if we can count on them on the side of Real.
Otherwise, Ancelotti could decide to call Federico Valverde in the right rear position in place of Lucas, a choice he has used several times in recent weeks. For his part, Ferland Mendy should be the holder on the left side, even if his performances this season have also left much to be desired.
It is not surprising that Real Madrid seeks to tackle these two positions during the summer transfer window. Trent Alexander-Arnold is the one that the Merengues want to the right, but the left-back post is much more vague now than Alphonso Davies has committed to a new contract at Bayern Munich.
