10 matches, a final and tournaments before the new year

He the real Madrid is plunged into a deep crisis of the game… and the results. Carlo Ancelotti is more than ever in the spotlight. Doubts about the Italian’s ability to reverse the situation the team is going through are already ringing in the minds of the supporters.

Moreover, with this dynamic, it will not be long before doubts reach the board of directors as well. The defeat against Milan in the Champions League was the straw that broke the camel’s back. In just one month, Real Madrid lost to Lille, Barça and Milan, against the last two in resounding fashion (0-4, 1-3).

This Real Madrid is just a mirage of the one that won its 15th European Cup five months ago. Even though the Italian was absolutely right in his new plan to introduce Bellingham with the 4-4-2 diamond formation, this season he has failed to find the ideal system for his team. The pieces of the puzzle don’t fit together.

Ancelotti won at Real Madrid for having credit when the board of directors faces its situation in the most complicated times. During his second stage, the Italian won two Champions Leagues, two Leagues, a Copa del Rey, two Spanish Super Cups, two European Super Cups and a Club World Cup, i.e. He won everything.

However, if something does not football is a memory. Real Madrid’s current situation is that it is nine points behind Barça in the league (with one game less) and that in the Champions League it is 18th, three points from the places giving direct access to the round of 16. Liverpool, Atalanta, Salzburg and Stade Brestois, their next rivals.

Real Madrid’s next goal is to beat Osasuna on Saturday. The team will not only have to score the three points, but also show an image that is far from what we see so far. Ancelotti must return waters to normalbut something has to change for the Italian if he wants to eat nougat in Chamartín, which is by no means guaranteed.

The arrival of Mbappé only improved a squad which had just won La Liga and the Champions League without being the big favorite. However, Kroos’ departure did a lot of damage to the team. The balance is lost and Ancelotti cannot find the captain to steer the ship. Camavinga, Tchouameni, Modric… none of them resemble what the German proposed, but the Italian continues to think about how to make his Madrid a compact team. Schedule requirements require a quick solution.

The calendar until Christmas

At the real Madrid He has seven league matches remaining, two of which Champions and a final before the end of the year. Ten matches can be the period during which Florentin give it to Ancelotti for the Italian to reverse the situation. The highlight of the season begins in March, but for that, Madrid must arrive alive.

The first obstacle Ancelotti will face after the defeat against Milan will be Club Atlético Osasuna, the revelation of La Liga. Vicente Moreno’s men are fifth and are the only team capable of beating Barça in the league. After the red box, Butarque will be the next stage which will measure the reaction capacity white people.

The situation in the Champions League is complicated. In the four matches played so far, Madrid have won two and lost two others. His next rival is Liverpoolthe only team capable of having won all the matches. With Arne Slot In charge, the Reds are leaders of the Premier League and leaders of the Champions League, a competition in which they have conceded only one goal.

The Dutchman has once again made Liverpool a formidable club. A team that doesn’t have a back-and-forth style like they did with Klopp, but it’s more structured and just as offensive. The visit to Anfield could mean a before and after in the season for Real Madrid… and for Ancelotti, since a new defeat would complicate direct access to the knockout stages of the Champions League.

Getafe, Athletic Club, Girona, Atalanta, Rayo Vallecano and Sevilla will be the rivals before the end of the year. Between the two, the Intercontinental Cupthe old Club World Cup. On December 18, Real Madrid will play for the second title of the season after winning the first, the European Super Cup, against Atalanta. Without yet knowing their rival, the Whites will have the opportunity in Doha to win their 6th Mundialito, which would be the fourth of Ancelotti’s career.

Fear of losing footage

Before the crisis that Real Madrid is going through, the Whites had gone 42 games without losing in La Liga, 14 games without losing in the Champions League and 15 games without losing in the biggest European club competition at the Santiago Bernabéu. During his first step on the bench of the Madrid team, Ancelotti won 22 matches in a row…and ended up getting sent off.

At Mestalla the sequence of Real Madrid ended which would eventually succumb to Atlético de Madrid, Barça, Athletic and Juventus. At the end of the season, Real Madrid did not renew his contract and he ended up leaving the white club. However, the Italian is confident that the season will not end like the 2014-15 campaign.