Real Madrid fell high Tuesday evening by falling heavily on the Arsenal lawn in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League (3-0). Even before returning to Bernabeu next week, the European destiny of the White House seems sealed. Especially since the gaps displayed by the Kylian Mbappé and others are felt in the liga as well.
The result recorded in London, according to the Spanish press this Wednesday, had the effect of a bomb and decided once for the whole President Florentino Perez to turn the page Carlo Ancelotti. At the end of the contract in June 2026, the experienced Italian technician will not have the opportunity probably to honor his lease until the end.
According to COPE radio, Carlo Ancelotti's fate is made; And the name of his successor has little doubt either. Behind the scenes, the Madrid management has long validated the profile of Xabi Alonso. An elder from the house deemed compatible in terms of DNA and who above all has proven himself on the bench at the controls of Bayer Leverkusen.
Real Madrid will wait until summer
Last season, the former elegant midfielder led the German club to a new unprecedented double championship. And it is with interest obviously that the former Spanish international welcomed Merengues approaches against him recently. No question, however, of burning the steps: he like Carlo Ancelotti will go to the end of their mission this season.
Eight days from the end of the Liga championship, Real is four lengths behind its big rival, Barça. The two behemoths will compete in the King Cup final on April 26. Xabi Alonso too is in a hunter position this season with Bayer – six points from the Bayern Six Levées from the Verdict.
