Without football, without intensity, without a bench... The keys to Madrid's humiliating defeat

Few times in the last 15 years has seen to the Real Madrid fall with so much authority out of Santiago Bernabéu in the UEFA Champions League. The defeat in front of the Manchester City (4-0) portrayed the approach 'suicidal' of Carlo Ancelotti that bet, again, by the 4-3-3 looking for the miracle in the Etihad, without a born pivote and with Éder Militao of return in the XI in place of Antonio Rüdiger.

This movement was key in the sinking 'merengue'. With the Brazilian, the saga had more problems to mark to Erling Haaland and so much Jack Grealish like Bernardo Silva found more spaces by the sides for desbordar. Without ideas in the centre of the field and with an offensive trident totally desconectado, the Madrid was easy prey for a City that played to pleasure and finish goleando with authority.

The approach of Ancelotti, disastrous

Although the ones of Pep Guardiola had warned with his superiority in the first chamber of hour in the gone, 'Carletto' bet again by Toni Kroos as '5' and Luka Modric beside Fede Valverde commissioned to administer the game. However, to the Madrid cost him a lot recover the balloon and, when it had it, the team lució stray, with a lot of space between lines and a City that always attained to have numerical superiority in each ball in dispute.

Further of a finish from out of the area of Kroos to the stick and a free shot of Alba diverted by Ederson, the visitors did not generate at all in attack. Karim Benzema was, again, out of rhythm and Vinicius could not surpass never the speed of Kyle Walker by left. The one who more tried it was Rodrygo, going down until field suitable for trying associate with 'Vini' and Karim, without success during all night.

The Madrid paid expensive his bad planning

Further to arrive to the 'semis' of Champions and win the Glass of Rey, the season of the Real Madrid has been disastrous after delivering LaLiga in April and fall with bang in front of the Manchester City. Florentino Pérez trusted a worn staff that only had to Rüdiger and Aurélien Tchouaméni like reinforcements, both unable to do with the titularity. The exit of Casemiro left a gap in the centre of the field that has cost a lot cover, whereas the fault of goal of Benzema left in evidence the need of fichar another '9'.

The past summer, the directive opted for doing without Luka Jovic (a signing fallido) and, after the fiasco of the 'operation Mbappé', the fans remained expecting a stellar signing. The club went back to show a short staff and, when it touched to confront to a very powerful rival (the City), the difference was abysmal. Players like Odriozola, Vallejo, Hazard and Mariano never explained for 'Carletto' and, with Asensio, Dani Ceballos and Lucas Vázquez like variants, the failure was imminent. Now, Florentino will have a lot of work for doing in summer beginning, probably, for hiring to a new trainer.