Nothing is going well at Real Madrid, who suffered a new snub by being swept away at home by AC Milan (3-1), Tuesday during the 4th day of the Champions League also marked by the very heavy setback by Manchester City on the pitch of Sporting Lisbon (4-1).
The sensation of the evening came from the Santiago-Bernabeu stadium where Real Madrid recorded a defeat which will increase questions about its current state. Ten days after being humiliated by FC Barcelona in front of their public during the clasico (4-0), the reigning European champions sank for the second time in four meetings on the continental scene and Carlo Ancelotti still does not seem to have found the key to building a real collective since the arrival of Kylian Mbappé, silent against the Milanese.
The Madrilenians were not the only big names to bite the dust since Manchester City also sank in Lisbon against Sporting. For Ruben Amorim’s last European match before his departure for Manchester United next week, the Portuguese club was able to count on the inevitable Swedish striker Viktor Gyokeres, author of a hat-trick.
Pep Guardiola’s Citizens, beaten on Saturday in the Premier League by Bournemouth (2-1), are also going through a bad patch.
Liverpool, on the other hand, logically dominated Bayer Leverkusen at Anfield (4-0) thanks in particular to three goals from Luis Diaz, achieving a 4th success in as many matches. Xabi Alonso, the coach of the German champion, thus missed his reunion with the den of the Reds whose jersey he wore for five years (2004-2009), lifting the famous cup with the big ears in 2005.
The other successes of the day were achieved by PSV Eindhoven against Girona (4-0), reduced to ten shortly before the hour mark (55th), and by Dinamo Zagreb in Bratislava (4-1).
Lille stands up to Juve
Fallers of Real (1-0) and Atletico Madrid (3-1), Lille almost did it again against the best defense in the Italian championship. Despite a cascade of injury withdrawals on the French side, Juventus Turin has long struggled with the defensive solidity of Lille, the talent of the untenable Edon Zhegrova, passer for Jonathan David in the first period, doing the rest in attack.
Lucas Chevalier, more than ever at the gates of the France team, multiplied the decisive saves in his cage but could do nothing on Dusan Vlahovic’s equalizer from the penalty spot after the break (1-1).
This frustrating result still allows Losc to remain in a very good position halfway through to at least reach the play-offs.
Monaco, the other French representative out on Tuesday, is also well placed after the victory brought back from Bologna (1-0) and has especially reassured itself about its game after two setbacks in Ligue 1.
