First concerns for Carlo Ancelotti. Five days after the earthquake caused by the surprise defeat against the modest Sheriff Tiraspol in C1 (2-0), Real Madrid continued with their first loss of the season in La Liga, on the lawn of Espanyol Barcelona, Sunday, for the account of the 8th day of the championship.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men folded twice on Sunday: first on a cross cut at the near post by the former merengue Raul de Tomas (17th), then on a solitary raid by Aleix Vidal (61st), before Karim Benzema does not reduce the gap at the end of the match (71st). Returning to the Madrid bench this summer and author of a stormy start to the season with six wins and a draw in the first seven games, the Italian technician saw his first turmoil at the head of Casa Blanca.
Ancelotti does not hide
Because Real Madrid have not won over the last three games. Last weekend, he was hung 0-0 at the Santiago-Bernabeu by Villarreal in La Liga, then was beaten by surprise Tuesday night, still on his home ground, by the modest Sheriff Tiraspol. If this defeat does not have the magnitude of the earthquake experienced in the Champions League on Tuesday, it is a small worrying response for “Carletto”.
“You have to be honest. It’s the worst game of our season, ”thundered the former PSG coach in a post-match press conference. “Now we have to use the international window to reflect on why this team has changed its attitude in a week. But defeat is no accident. We didn’t play well. Two defeats, it’s not our habit in this team, in this club. We must quickly find a cure, ”added the Italian coach.
