And Vinicius and Mbappé? Madrid's 'galácticos' sink against Valencia

Real Madrid continued its fall to the depths this Saturday afternoon against Valencia at the Santiago Bernabéu. The merengues demonstrated that they are not a team, but a collection of individualities that take turns to pull the 'potatoes out of the fire' when the context, the rival, or, of course, the referees allow it, and confirmed their crisis against the 'che' team, which did not need much to break a streak of 17 years without winning in LaLiga at the white fortress.

The truth is that, although Ancelotti's side showed a terrible collective level, their supposed 'stars' also did not step up, with Vinicius Jr. being the main target. The Brazilian, scorer of the equalizing goal for Madrid, had a day to forget in the match against the Valencians, missing a penalty, earning the boos of the fans present in the stadium, and being substituted in the 77th minute while the score was still tied.

The '7' could have put his team ahead in the 13th minute after the referee, Cuadra Fernández, invented a penalty in favor of the locals for an alleged foul on Kylian Mbappé inside the area, despite the replay clearly showing that it was the Frenchman who struck the opposing defender. The South American took responsibility from the penalty spot, but his weak shot was repelled by Mamardashvili. In the subsequent play, Diakhaby opened the scoring for the visitors.

Vinicius shows a lack of confidence and the Madrid fans are starting to get fed up with his attitudes and lack of concentration. The player had just missed a shot from the penalty spot against Atlético de Madrid in the return leg of the Champions League round of 16, and now, against Valencia, he disappointed again with a poorly taken penalty, low and lacking placement and power, easy for the Georgian goalkeeper, who only had to guess the side to which the forward shot to clear the attempt.

Mbappé pulled the cart, but was not sharp

Kylian Mbappé, for his part, had many chances on goal, but was lacking in precision. The Frenchman had opportunities of all kinds, but his shots either met a giant Mamardashvili or went wide. The player also committed some offside violations that he could have avoided, such as the one that led to the disallowed own goal by Diakhaby, and although he searched until the end, he had no luck and left much to be desired. Additionally, Vini 'took' another penalty from him, so the ego war in the locker room continues.

Jude Bellingham, on the other hand, was completely nullified by Carlos Corberán's side. The Englishman could not make an impact in the opposing half and the team missed his influence in the final third. His match was extremely weak, and although he almost scored a goal after a good personal play, the reality is that the midfielder was a 'ghost' on the field and begins to give credence to those who claim he is a 'one season wonder'.

The Bernabéu booed the Madrid players

The deplorable performance of Madrid against Valencia was criticized by the crowd at the Bernabéu, where boos rained down throughout the match. The Madrid fans are fed up with watching a team that plays poorly and continues to compete for everything relying on miracles and refereeing assistance, and this Saturday they reached their limit.

At the end of the first half, the boos filled the Bernabéu as the team headed to the locker room. However, they did not relent and were repeated throughout the 90 minutes of the match and after it ended. Vinicius Jr., specifically, was the main target of the fans, who criticized his attitude on the field after a play in which he chose individual action instead of passing the ball. Chamartín is 'on fire'.