Real Madrid was completely sent from pillar to post on Tuesday evening in Girona. A day later, the Spanish media were scathing. Concerns are growing, two weeks before the Champions League semi-final against Manchester City.
Disconcerting Real Madrid slammed
“Real Madrid must now definitively abandon all ambitions in La Liga,” wrote the Spanish sports newspaper Marca. “The central defenders were humiliated by Taty Castellanos, who scored four goals. Especially Eder Militão, he stood there and watched and had to leave the field blushing. An embarrassing display. With this Militao, Haaland will score big.” The medium makes mincemeat of the defence.
“With this Militao, Haaland will score big”
The Catalan SPORT realises that it sees the national title coming to Barcelona in the short term. They wrote, “Real Madrid has thrown in the towel. Barca have won the championship. And suddenly, just before the semi-final, there is despair in the capital. Carlo Ancelotti will mainly think about Militao. The Brazilian had a dramatic evening and is in the picture with all four goals against. Real has waved the white flag and signed for the surrender.”
“Real has waved the white flag and signed for the surrender”
“The Argentine battering ram of Girona has outclassed Real Madrid,” El País praised Castellanos. “A humiliation. The world will have looked stunned. Castellanos will be associated with this competition for the rest of his life. He succeeds Robert Lewandowski, who did the same in 2013. And that as a striker of a satellite club of Manchester City. Madrid will blush with shame.”
Girona is part of The City Football Group, which means it is indeed owned by the English superpower. The concerns for the semi-final are therefore growing, also at AS. They wrote, “This is a reckless team. All of Madrid will be anxiously awaiting the moment that Haaland bangs on the door. Especially Militão, who allowed himself to be eaten raw. And Ancelotti. Time and time again he gets his team from a hundred to zero. He leaves his Ferraris in the garage too often, resulting in evenings like this. Thibaut Courtois and Karim Benzema did not participate, but little remains of this star ensemble.”
