Real Madrid Collapse: Red Cards & Barcelona Lead

It is a hard blow for Xabi Alonso’s team, who were beaten by a gem in their own Santiago Bernabéu. Substitute Williot Swedberg decided not to think in the 53rd minute, but to just cut home. It was the undisputed highlight for the guests and it immediately proved to be the death knell for the home team.

Ten minutes later a second strike followed for the most successful club in football history. Fran Garcia received his second yellow card and was allowed to leave. And in injury time things went wrong again for the home team, after Alvaro Carreras also had to intervene with two yellow cards.

Real Madrid no longer scored, despite Kylian Mbappé and Vinicius Junior in attack. Swedberg does. After the second red card for Real, the Swedish substitute casually scored again. To make the terrible evening for the Royal even more unpleasant.

Real Madrid plays against Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Position Team P GS W V G DS
1 40 16 13 2 1 +27
2 36 16 11 2 3 +17
3 35 15 11 2 2 +18
4 31 16 9 3 4 +13
5 27 15 8 4 3 +3
6 24 15 6 3 6 +6
7 23 16 7 7 2 -5
8 20 15 6 7 2 -4
9 19 15 4 4 7 +1
10 19 15 4 4 7 -1
11 18 15 5 7 3 -2
12 17 15 4 6 5 -3
13 17 15 5 8 2 -4
14 16 15 4 7 4 -3
15 15 15 3 6 6 -9
16 14 15 3 7 5 -7
17 12 14 3 8 3 -6
18 12 15 2 7 6 -16
19 10 15 2 9 4 -15
20 9 14 2 9 3 -10

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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