A two-speed Real Madrid. On the one hand, the one who is a hit in the Champions League. On the other, the slightly more dissipated version on La Liga pitches. In the absence of Karim Benzema, injured, the Merengue lost 4-2 in Girona, at the end of a meeting marked by a quadruple of Valentin Castellanos, of which it was the big night.
The Argentinian becomes the first player to score four goals in La Liga against Real since 1947, and does better than players like Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, who themselves scored at best “one” hat-trick. In the Champions League, Lewandowski had succeeded in “poker” against the White House with the Borussia Dortmund jersey.
Regardless of the quality of the player, the feat was made possible by the laziness of Carlo Ancelotti’s men, underlined by the Italian coach in a post-match press conference. “Today the team did not play. The individual level was below normal for everyone. We were nervous from the start, we lost control a bit, and when we felt like the break could do us good, we conceded the third goal, and the match got complicated. »
Lack of commitment
In the absence of Karim Benzema, Vinicius took the leadership of the team (a goal and an assist). An insufficient service to fill collective gaps. “If we don’t commit to defence, we have difficulty winning games. If we are committed, we will win all the matches. This is the key. We didn’t put any today. In the last seven games, we had kept our clean sheet six times, and tonight we conceded four goals… because there was no commitment. The players have understood this, and if necessary, I will repeat it every day. »