Tiktukno: summary of today's events in sports, 7.11 (Sport1)
Real Madrid suffered their first loss of the season yesterday (Monday) 3:2 to Rayo Vallecano.
The Blancos dropped to second place in favor of Barcelona, with one round remaining before the World Cup break.
It was the second game in a row in which the champions lost points in the league, which happened for the first time this season.
Since the El Clasico against Barcelona, Real Madrid finished 1:1 with Girona and, as mentioned, lost to Rayo Vallecano, while the Catalans won all four games and kept a clean sheet on their way to the top of the Spanish league.
In the loss to the small team from the city, the champion recorded its lowest figure of the season in terms of km that players covered during the game. The last loss of Carlo Ancelotti's players was in May of last season, even then they lost to a city rival, only it was Atlético.
Lucas and Essex said at the end: "It was a tough game, we struggled against Rayo and they deserved to win. They managed to take the lead very early, and even though we managed to turn the score around, it only lasted five minutes. It affected us psychologically before the half-time whistle. After the penalty, they took the lead again And it cost us the game."
"There was a lack of strength from the bench."
Ancelotti (Photo: Reuters)
In the Spanish media, they called on Ancelotti to start the next game with only Marco Asensio, who was the standout in the champion's ranks, and ten other players: "The lack of commitment of some players is unacceptable. You play in the biggest club in the world and your head is not in the game? Don't step on the grass!"
The Blancos coach admitted that his team wasn't good enough against Rayo Vallecano: "I'm sad that we lost this game. We faced a lot of difficulties, in every possible aspect. We lacked in these types of games a fresh force that would come off the bench and change what happened on the pitch. We weren't enough quality to win this game. Vinicius lost the ball many times in the struggles, so did Rodrigo. Viny just wasn't at his level tonight, but it was not an easy game for them. We are disappointed to lose our advantage over Barcelona in the table, but the league still has a long way to go is very".
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The Italian went on to say that the load of games has affected the fitness of the squad so far this season: "We played a lot of games, tired players. In a game like this you need everyone at their best, because the opposing team presses, but sometimes it doesn't work. We needed new, fresh legs and we didn't have That. I don't think the World Cup affected the game, the players were focused and definitely tried."
Ancelotti expressed excitement for the match against Liverpool in the round of 16 of the Champions League: "Liverpool again? They will say Real Madrid again. It will be an outstanding pair of games. Anfield, Santiago Bernabeu, it will be something special."
Thibaut Courtois, who deflected Trejo's penalty, but had to see him score for the second time, explained the move: "There was a second penalty because Carvajal entered the box too early, not because of me, but it was fair. We conceded too many silly goals this year, because we weren't focused on the hundred The percentages in the game".
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In the last round before the World Cup break, Real Madrid will host (Thursday, 22:30) Cadiz.
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