Real Madrid, Operation Rontada is launched

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By: Manu Tournoux

Widely beaten by Arsenal (3-0) in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League, Real Madrid still believes in a qualification for the semi-finals.

Real Madrid underwent a wide defeat yesterday against Arsenal (3-0) in the quarter quarter of the Champions League. Unrecognizable on the ground, Carlo Ancelotti's men will have to play everything for everything next week on the lawn of the Santiago Bernabeu to try to access the last square.

The task promises to be complicated, but not impossible for Real Madrid. If there is a club that can reverse the trend when it finds itself back to the wall, it is Casa Blanca. The Madrid have proven many times that they should never be considered beaten. Everyone remembers the famous eighth finals between the Merengue club at Paris Saint-Germain during the 2021-2022 season. Defeated 1-0 on his lawn of Santiago Bernabeu, Real had then imposed himself 3-1 at the Parc des Princes. This season, they had managed to reverse the trend during the Champions League phase against Dortmund. Led 2-0 in the 60th minute, Kylian Mbappé's teammates won the meeting 5-2.

At Real Madrid we believe in the reporta

The situation is not entirely identical this time. In addition, the current real workforce is reduced. However, in Madrid, we believe in the feat. At the end of yesterday's meeting, Carlo Ancelotti first noticed mental weakness in his players in the second half. “The team has collapsed mentally and has not been able to react. Before that, it was rather balanced. For an hour, the team was good, and then we paid dearly for their two goals on set kicks. Mentally, we did not have a good attitude at the end of the game. It's a difficult defeat “reacted the Italian technician to the microphone of Movistar+.

The “mister” added that the Merengue will try to reverse the trend next week by relying on their old exploits: “Now is the time to work, to make sacrifices. To do it all together. We have managed to put scores on several occasions, it is time to do it again. It's complicated, but we have to try from the first minute. »»

Carlo Ancelotti is not the only one to believe it. In the mixed zone, the French international Kylian Mbappé said that the Rontada was possible: ” Of course we can do it! ». The Bondy native then posted a story on his Instagram account on which you could read the following message: “We must believe it until the end”. Will Madrid will succeed in overcoming Arsenal and qualifying for the semi-finals? Answer next Wednesday!