The fire has reached Europe

Classics do not heal well. There, in the defeat of Barça, there remained Madrid, whose defects change from temporary to structural at breakneck speed. They lost the organizer Kroos, and the rescuer Tchouameni, as the Bernabeu rightly noted, is a lost cause. Bellingham extends its slump, central defenders are weak, Courtois’ loss becomes permanent, Mbappe ruins his good work when he looks at the goal. The result of such disastrous failures was a somewhat subdued and severe defeat to Milan, who have only won one game so far and have nothing to do with the seven European Cups they have collected in their history. And yet he deservedly won and convened a crisis cabinet in Madrid.

Two open wounds Ballon d’Or ending with a deflated ball for Vinicius (the public could not think of a better protest than the whistle of the UEFA anthem until the respectful silence when the Valencia anthem was played) and slap classicin reverse chronological order, although in any case it rains on wet. A bad time to start losing, a vice acquired by a team that saw comeback as an addiction rather than an obligation. A good start that ended with Mbappe’s over-the-top lob and acceptable field occupation was penalized by a goal Thiau headed in Pulisic’s corner at the near post. One of those events that makes almost everyone feel bad. Rüdiger was inattentive, Chuameni was soft, and Lunin was stuck under the posts. Confirmation of two of Ancelotti’s complaints: the team is confused and defends poorly.

Milan is also limping on this leg. Fonseca knows this and that’s why he changed his usual 4-2-3-1 formation, placing former Valencia international Musa on the wing to bolster his five-man defense and double Vinicius’ defense. In this Milan there is little left of the great empire that was, the team that won three Champions Leagues with Sacchi and Capello and that brought together the best players in the world because they wanted to play there and because no one paid so well, like Berlusconi. They are known to be below the best in the Premier League, Bundesliga or League, but they are a good team, even if it took a short time. when passing the draw – the invention of Vinicius, who gave Emerson support in the form of a self-pass, and he fell into the trap. A trip, a penalty without a VAR filter and a goal from Vinicius, who knows how to prescribe antidepressants on his own.

Chuameni screwed up

The goal was not an isolated event. Minutes earlier, Maignan had saved two more from Mbappe and Vinicius, who fell short of the target. Ancelotti insisted on a classic 4-4-2 formation with a significant option being the presence of Modric, which also freed up Bellingham. It remains to be seen whether the darkening he suffers from is his own or someone else’s, whether it is related to his state of form or his position. Because he came to do what he does now, and in fact he was excellent in the role of nine and a half, which Ancelotti had to improvise for him due to the departure of Benzema. The truth is that until now the goal has made him weak.

Once the score was reached, Madrid conceded loudly, another unfortunate tic of the season. In the Lucas Vazquez group, a waterway has opened up because that is where the essence of Milan is concentrated. Theo plus Rafael Lean, a repeat threat to which we had to add Pulisic’s corner kicks at the near post, for which Madrid took time to find a vaccine. Once again, having lowered their guard, Fonseca’s team again took advantage. It was a serious mistake by Tchuameni, which ended in the worst possible way: Rafael Lean’s strike, Lunin’s rebound and Morata’s providential appearance. His goal was disappointing, but it was largely the fault of Tchuameni, who was constantly whistled. Even Ancelotti, who tried the persistence treatment on him to no avail, could save him. He took it off at halftime.

More of the same

Camavinga and Brahim entered, this time for the injured Valverde, two public players who must be defeated in any comeback attempt as a remedy for another evil. because it was Madrid’s withdrawal that put Madrid in intensive care. Lunin had to bend like a reed to clear Leao’s header, Theo crossed the ball too far towards the target, Pulisic missed two excellent counter-attacks.

On the other hand, little could be said: Bellingham’s extremely inaccurate performance, lack of creativity to break down Milan’s forward defence, general lack of mobility and a worrying lack of purpose from Mbappe. The head of the party was Reynders. Ancelotti wanted to plug this hole with Ceballos. The next notable moment was Mora’s heel strike into the post. This was before leaving amid shouts from the Bernabeu, which had already assumed that this time the return would be in Japanese. Moreover, when Reynders scored the goal he deserved throughout the game, in another round of Rafael Leana.who apologized profusely to his coach for past sins. Rodrigo entered the field when it seemed hopeless, but in the final rush, Rudiger, after an unsuccessful clearance by Maignan, was able to lead the team into the match. A VAR offside disallowed the goal, ending another night of horror. If the club looks at the table (provisional 17th place) and the calendar (Anfield), they will have no choice but to look at the market.

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