Real Madrid collapsed after losing at the Bernabéu against Celta and suffered the expulsions of Fran García and Carreras; It is four points behind Barcelona.
Real Madrid collapsed at home and lost 0-2 against Celta Vigo to move four points behind Barcelona in the fight for the lead in LaLiga.
Added to the ineffectiveness of Xabi Alonso’s team, Fran García and Álvaro Carreras were absurdly sent off, causing the meringues to collapse in one of their worst games so far this season.
The keys
1. There is no set. The merengue team is a group of great soloists who do not function as an ensemble. The hope is that Mbappé and Vinícius will do something “different” to generate damage to the attack, but there are no variants or even performance.
2. Alonso does not find the formula. Merengue coach Xabi Alonso looks absolutely overwhelmed, without finding the right paths or variants for Madrid to perform well. You don’t notice a style, much less the conviction of the footballers.
3. Suffers from good football. Celta followed the formula of other teams like Elche or Girona that stood up to Madrid without outdoing themselves, and with brave and purposeful football they made a big splash at the Bernabéu.
The controversy
Real Madrid complained about the refereeing for the two expulsions and at the end of the game several players went to complain; However, in Fran García’s game the two yellow cards were applied correctly, and in Carreras’ game everything indicates that there was an insult involved.
Borja Iglesias was the best footballer on the field, even though he did not score any of Celta’s goals. He retained balls, played with his back turned and with great mobility was a real nightmare for Madrid’s defenders. Fran García earned two yellow cards for violent tackles in a matter of two minutes and left Madrid outnumbered in the 64th minute, while Carreras, already in compensation and supposedly for insulting the whistler, was sent off in seconds to complete the debacle of the merengue team. Courtois; Raúl Asencio, militao, races; Fran García, tchouameni, Fede Valverde, Güler, Bellingham, Viicus and Mbapé. Radu; Javi Rodriguez, Starfelt, Marcos Alonso, Migueza, Moriba, Miguel Román, Carrera, Pablo Durán, Bryan Zaragoza and Iglesias. Next Wednesday, December 10, they host Manchester City in Champions League action, and on Sunday the 14th they visit Alavés in a match on Matchday 16 of LaLiga. Check the Real Madrid calendar here. Next Thursday the 11th they host Bologna in Europa League action, and on Sunday the 14th they repeat at home against Athletic Club, in a LaLiga duel. Check Celta’s calendar here. With the defeat, Real Madrid moved four points behind Barcelona with 36, compared to 40 for the Catalans. For its part, Celta is located in 10th place with 19 units. Check out how the classification was in LaLiga.the hero
The villains
Real Madrid starting eleven
Celta’s starting eleven
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