It was a real slap in the face that Real Madrid received this Sunday evening in the Spanish Super Cup final against Barça (2-5). Despite a Kylian Mbappé in very good shape in the White House, where he was one of the few to survive, Real Madrid were entitled to a new lesson in order from Hansi Flick's gang, who was already imposed 4-0 against the Merengue a little earlier in the season. The kind of slap that marks the eternal history of the rivalry between the two clubs.
“From time to time, you have to lose a final, right? »
However, Florentino Perez reacted in a rather surprising way after this dirty evening. Present on the podium to present the rewards to the players in the company of Joan Laporta, the president of Real Madrid probably did not want to lose face in public. So, when Luka Modric, the Madrid captain, showed up to collect his medal, Perez preferred to display a surprising irony given the context. “From time to time, you have to lose a final, right? », Expressed the boss of Real Madrid to his captain, who probably did not expect an outing like this.
Comments of surprising lightness which contrast with the scathing analysis of Carlo Ancelotti at the press conference. “I don’t keep anything. Mbappé had a good match. He started well and scored a goal. They didn't defend well at the back, in the middle either… I'm not going to name names. Our match was not good from the first minute. Even eleven against ten, we were not capable. I'm sad about this match. We couldn't do anything, especially in defense, but we not only defended poorly in defense, but also in midfield and in attack,” said the Italian coach, disappointed.
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Florentino Perez, the president of Real Madrid, reacted in a very surprising way after the slap received during the Clasico against Barça. Indeed, the Merengue president preferred to joke about the situation with Luka Modric.
