By Sergio Silva
05 Nov 2024, 18:33 PM EST
After the Clásico and the Ballon d’Or gala, the real Madrid Now they suffered a hard setback in the Champions League when they fell decisively against AC Milan (1-3), adding their second defeat so far in the revamped European competition.
The current champions of the Champions League (and all-time top winner with 15 ‘Orejonas’) were clearly surpassed by the Italians who, thanks to the goals of Malick Thiaw (m.12), Álvaro Morata (m.39) and TIjani Reijnders (m. 73) managed to take three points from the Santiago Bernabéu.
The Brazilian star Vinícius Júnior, in the eye of the hurricane recently after he finished second in the voting for the 2024 Ballon d’Or behind Pedri despite the fact that it had been leaked that he was going to be the winner, put the discount on the box merengue with a penalty (m.23).
It was the fourth goal for the Brazilian winger who has scored in each of Real Madrid’s four appearances in this renewed edition of the Champions League where the team led by Carlo Ancelotti is now ranked 17th among the 36 participants.
That goal from Vinícius Júnior was the highlight of a white team that remains indebted to the offensive game that the Brazilian, Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham should show, who are finding it increasingly difficult to associate and also appear erratic when trying plays individual.
In the final stretch, with the mantra of achieving a new comeback, Real Madrid sought and achieved the discount through Antonio Rüdiger with 10 minutes remaining but his goal was disallowed for offside after a VAR review, which he finished drowning out the merengue attempt.
After the first four days of this new Champions League, Real Madrid is left with two victories and the same number of defeats with four games still to play, the next against the inspired Liverpool that is going through a great moment under the guidance of Arne Slot .
Carlo Ancelotti’s team must find a reaction soon to remain with a chance of finishing among the first eight and ensuring their presence in the next stage of the club competition.
Emotional tribute to the victims of DANA
Before the start of the match at the Santiago Bernabéu, a tribute was paid to the victims left in its wake by the natural tragedy caused by DANA, especially in the Valencian Community where more than 200 deaths have been recorded in recent days.
A large flag in the region on one side of the stadium, t-shirts with the message “We are all Valencia” and an emotional minute of silence were part of the tribute that was given this Monday prior to the match between Real Madrid and AC Milan that for many would not be remembered. He had to play with respect for the victims.
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