After Barcelona’s great victory Tuesday evening against the Young Boys of Bern (5-0), Spanish football perhaps did not expect to experience such a difficult evening on the fields of the Champions League, Wednesday evening . However, Girona (3-2 defeat against Feyenoord), Atlético de Madrid (4-0 defeat against Benfica) and especially Real Madrid, who fell under the audacity of Bruno Genesio’s Losc, offered football Iberian a complicated evening.
“Dark night”, headlines one of the country’s main sports dailies, Marca, this Thursday morning on the front page of its paper edition. “Real loses to Lille and ends its unbeaten streak after 36 games.” Carlo Ancelotti’s men had not tasted defeat in official competition since last January, in the Copa del Rey. “Madrid logically bows,” we read in the columns of Marca. “Three reflex saves from Chevalier prevented Madrid from equalizing in a very late reaction. Lille took advantage of the white imbalances and achieved a victory of immense prestige. »
Another article believes it has identified the cause of Madrid’s problems at the start of the season: “For those who still doubted it: the best was Kroos.” “The midfield is not working,” we read. Valverde, Camavinga and Tchouaméni are very good, but the best was the German, who made everyone shine. »
“Nothing works as before,” we read in AS, the country’s other major sports daily. “Several aspects distinguish this Madrid from last season: Vinicius and Bellingham, the defense, the doubts about the system… And Mbappé has not yet managed to fill these gaps. »
On the front page of the paper edition, a photo of Bellingham prostrate on the pitch: “European disaster for Real Madrid and Atlético”. “Madrid, in a terrible match, fell to Lille on a penalty converted by David. Antonio Rüdiger finished as a leading striker at the end of the match, the only proof of life for the Whites. »
The Catalan press had a slightly better experience of the evening. “White collapse”, headlines Mundo Deportivo, which devotes the bulk of its front page to the arrival of goalkeeper Szczesny at Barça. “An indolent and flat Madrid confirmed the doubts about its game and collected its first knockout of the season against a modest rival. » Sport, the other Catalan sports daily, has its headline on Girona: “Don’t give up! “, but still enjoys the “debacle of Real Madrid and the ridicule of Atlético”.
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