The white team has suffered two tough consecutive defeats at home, the season is not going well at all and the coach is usually the scapegoat.
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When you are Real Madrid, you only have one of two moods: ‘simply the best’ or ‘total crisis’. After becoming European champions for the 15th time last June, things have changed dramatically.
The Spanish giants are already nine points behind Barcelona in La Liga – the Catalans won 0-4 in the capital – and currently sit in the bottom half of the new Champions League table, behind teams such as Brest, Celtic and Dinamo Zagreb, after losing 1-3 at home to AC Milan on Tuesday.
Almost all of the starters at the Santiago Bernabéu have faced criticism from the local media, been branded as scapegoats and criticized for a lack of quality or commitment. Now, coach Carlo Ancelotti is starting to feel the pressure. The Italian has won two Champions Leagues since his return to Madrid in 2021, but not even he is blameless. There are reasons to question him.
