Real Madrid lost again at home, this time against AC Milan with a score of 3 goals to 1 during a match that was worrying to say the least.
A match which was supposed to make us forget the rout of the Clasico (4-0) and which will ultimately remind us that this defeat against Barça was not only an accident but rather symptomatic of a sick Real Madrid for which finding the cure cannot will be no easy feat.
Indeed, Real Madrid suffered the third defeat of its season, the second in the Champions League after that which occurred against Lille (1-0). The Merengues were dominated head and shoulders by a struggling Milan at the start of the season in Serie A (7th) and in the Champions League (two defeats and one victory in three games before facing Madrid) . The Merengue club is now 17th in the standings before Wednesday evening's matches and remains stuck at 6 points (two wins and two defeats in four games) halfway through this first phase.
This second setback in a row caused Lucas Vazquez, a right-back who was subject to numerous criticisms at the start of the season, to react in particular, who made a point of apologizing to the Madrid public: “The image we gave during these last matches , by conceding so many goals, is not what we wanted to give. When you concede so many goals, it is difficult to win matches.”
“Defending and attacking is a collective issue and we have to give a lot more to be able to continue fighting,” he stressed about defensive issues. Lucas called for sacred union: “Throughout the seasons, there are always good times and bad times. We are going through a very difficult time. Things are not going the way we wanted, but we have to stay calm and keep working. It's time for all of us to grit our teeth and take a step forward. This is our job and we will get through this.”
With a view to the next matches in the Champions League (trips to Liverpool and Bergamo) and the race for qualification, Lucas insisted on the state of mind: “Continue working, we will do more to achieve this. does not happen again.”
Butragueño: “A defeat that hurts”
For his part, Emilio Butragueño recognized the bad period that Real Madrid is going through after the 3-1 defeat against AC Milan at the Santiago Bernabéu while calling for calm: “We must recognize that we are not in a great moment “Now is the time to be with the players. You have to stay calm when the situation is not ideal.”
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“It's a bad result that we didn't expect in an important match. It's a very unfavorable result which hurts. At home, we have to be more solid. Milan played a great match, taking advantage of their opportunities. The way out of this situation is to work hard, be united and trust the players,” insisted the director of institutional relations at Real Madrid.
Regarding the Mbappé case, he wanted to highlight the hope around the Frenchman: “In all matches, he has clear chances and that is a good sign. He is a very strong player in front of goal , he is world class. He just lacks success, like against Barcelona “Sometimes it happens in football”… About possible activity of the club during the winter transfer window, he stated clearly. : “We trusted our players a few months ago and we won La Liga and the Champions.”
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