January 12th, the semi-final of the Western Super Cup, Real Madrid defeated Valencia through a penalty shootout.
Got tickets to the final.
In this regard, “Marca” wrote an article analyzing Real Madrid’s performance, and said that the team is not in the state, and the excellent performance of Benzema and Courtois can hardly cover up the problem.
Obviously, after the World Cup, the familiar Real Madrid of the past has not yet fully returned.
In the last round of La Liga, Real Madrid lost to Villarreal, and the standings are 3 points away from the top Barcelona.
Coming to Riyadh this week, Real Madrid will have to rely on the brave performance of Benzema and Courtois to tide over the difficulties, otherwise they will have a more difficult life.
However, Benzema and Courtois cannot hide Real Madrid’s problems.
After the game, Ancelotti specifically mentioned the problem of poor reading ability in the midfield. He noticed that the opponent had an advantage in this area.
The impact of Joan Armeni’s absence is obvious. Although Kroos still has a creative performance, Camavinga loses his way every time he starts.
In fact, Real Madrid has not played a smooth game for a long time.
The most impressive is the first Clasico of the season, Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-1, but that has been 3 months.
The Los Blancos were not in the same state before the World Cup as they were at the beginning of the season.
In addition, there is no good news from Real Madrid’s team doctor.
Alaba and Joan Ameni were injured before the semi-finals of the Western Super Cup.
Today, Lucas Vazquez, Camavinga and Militao are also on the injured list.
In any case, Real Madrid needs to win a Western Super Cup to boost morale and restore confidence, and use this to restart the journey in the second half of the season.