Wednesday’s matches in the second round of the elite Champions League were full of surprises.
A sensational defeat for Real Madrid. “The French were superior to them”
One of them was the victory of Lille OSC over the defending trophy Real Madrid. The only goal for “Les Dogues” was scored by Jonathan David from a penalty kick, but the French team’s victory over the “Royals” was fully deserved. The Spanish giant attacked Lille’s goal harder only at the end.
However, they failed to score even an equalizing goal, which meant that Carlo Ancelotti’s team suffered a sensational defeat. According to the Madrid newspaper Marca, the failure in France had a negative impact on the team.
However, it is not just about the fact that “Los Blancos” turned out to be weaker. “The defeat is of course not pleasant, but what raises more doubts is how Real performed against Lille. The French were superior to Ancelotti’s team in terms of intensity, willingness, physicality and, for 85 minutes, also in terms of football.” – wrote “Marca”.
Lille ran a lot more. “The T-shirt alone won’t win”
The Spanish daily pointed out that the hosts of Wednesday’s match ran over 10 kilometers more than the Real Madrid players during the entire match.
“The staff is interested not only in the number of kilometers run, but also in intensity. The players have been told several times this season that the shirt alone will not win. However, it seems that they do not fully understand it,” it was emphasized in Madrid sports newspaper. “The alarm has already been triggered. It’s time to react immediately. It’s not about the results themselves, but about the image,” concluded “Marca”.
Real Madrid he also had problems in the first round of the Champions League, but defeated VfB Stuttgart 3-1 at home. However, after the defeat against Lille, the Royals dropped to 17th place in the Champions League league table.
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