Real Madrid had a difficult evening during their home defeat against AC Milan on Tuesday in the Champions League (1-3). But the scenario could have been even more complicated for the Merengue, if a foul in the area by Antonio Rüdiger on Youssouf Fofana had been punished.
“Disaster”, “crisis”, “fire”. Real Madrid are taking a hit in Spain the day after their home defeat against AC Milan on Tuesday evening in the Champions League (1-3). Ten days after being humiliated by Barça during the Clasico (0-4), the Merengue fell again at the Bernabeu against the Rossoneri. Unable to find the fault in the game, Carlo Ancelotti's charges relied on a penalty converted by Vinicius Jr to maintain a slight hope in the first period. In vain. Aligned at the forefront, Kylian Mbappé once again delivered a disappointing performance, far from the enormous expectations aroused by his signing last summer.
But the evening could have been even more difficult for Real Madrid. Antonio Rüdiger, who was denied a goal for an offside position by one of his partners in the second half, was guilty of a serious foul on Youssouf Fofana in the penalty area. His bad gesture went a little unnoticed during the meeting. But the video of the sequence was then widely shared on the networks. With many outraged comments.
On a set piece in favor of Milan, the central defender of Casa Blanca grabs the midfielder of the France team in a very manly manner. Rüdiger first blocks Fofana with his right arm, before putting his left arm under the former Monegasque's throat to create a sort of strangulation. Giving the impression of squeezing quite hard.
VAR did not intervene
This reprehensible marking, which could have given AC Milan a penalty, was not sanctioned by Slavko Vincic, the Slovenian referee of the match. His assistants in charge of VAR did not question him on this subject either. Enough to allow Rüdiger to play the entire match.
“We are not good,” said Carlo Ancelotti after this new Madrid rout. “We are not capable of producing effective collective work. We are suffering a lot at the moment and when we suffer, we no longer unite. We are missing something. We are incapable of giving our best version, so we must resolve There's some worry, that's normal. It's going to be a long night…” With two wins and two defeats on the clock, Real finds itself provisionally 17th in the Champions League, pending this Wednesday's matches. . Far from his goals.
