“Disaster”, “crisis”, “fire”… The Spanish press on fire after the defeat of the Madrilenians

After the slap received in the Clasico against Barça, Real Madrid once again lost at home against AC Milan, this Tuesday in the Champions League (1-3). On the other side of the Pyrenees, the Madrid press is sounding the alarm.

The Clasico scar is not closed. Ten days after the huge disappointment against FC Barcelona in La Liga (4-0), the wound is even a little more gaping on the evening of this fourth day of the Champions League. Swept on its lawn by the eternal Catalan rival, Real Madrid, which had not played again since October 26 due to the cancellation of certain matches due to bad weather in Spain, once again collapsed at home this Tuesday , this time against AC Milan (3-1).

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This second consecutive defeat, the third in six games after the setback against Lille in C1 on October 2 (1-0), sets the Spanish capital on fire. “Morata’s Milan tears Madrid to shreds,” headlines Marca’s website this Tuesday evening. “The fire reaches Europe. Real repeats the disaster of the Clasico against Milan. A Milan which had so far won only one match and which has little to do with the seven Cups of Europe that it has collected throughout its history”, laments As, the other major Madrid daily.

The tone is just as alarmist on the side of El Chiringuito. “The Real Madrid disaster”, “a new dramatic evening at the Bernabeu”, plagues the famous television show, while Cadena Ser assures that “the crisis is taking hold at Real Madrid”.

Ancelotti 'in a delicate position'

For several weeks, the use of Kylian Mbappé has crystallized the debates. After this new disappointment, the Spanish media are wondering about the case of Carlo Ancelotti, who cannot find the resources to revive his team. Real is thus described as “a timid and clueless team” by Cadena Ser, while Marca highlights the lack of “play” and “energy” of the reigning European champions. For the Madrid daily, this defeat “puts Ancelotti in a very delicate position”, “the most delicate since his return to the bench” in July 2021. El Chiringuito, for its part, wonders if the Italian technician, winner of three Leagues champions with Real (2014, 2022 and 2024), would not be “abandoned”.

After four days of the Champions League, and while nine matches are still on the program this Wednesday, Real Madrid is in 17th place in the ranking, knowing that you have to be in the top 8 to be directly qualified for the round of 16. Kylian Mbappé's teammates will quickly have to pull themselves together since their next European meeting is on the lawn of Liverpool, current leader of this Champions League, on November 27.