Real Madrid was humiliated by Arsenal in the first stage of their quarterfinals of the Champions League, in which superstar attacker Kylian Mbappe became a lightning rod for criticism
Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius and Rodrygo felt the wrath of the angry Spanish media in the aftermath of the humiliation of Real Madrid in Arsenal. The Gunners claimed a pounding 3-0 win over Los Blancos in the first stage of their Champions League quarterfinals collision.
Mbappe, Vinicius and Rodrygo started in advance for the visitors, but have endured a difficult night. Vinicius did not succeed in having a shot on goal and only had four details in the Arsenal box, and lost four of his five duels. In the meantime, Rodrygo had only one touch in the box of the Gunners, did not succeed in completing a dribble and only had one shot that was blocked. Mbappe did a little better, although he took a number of opportunities to make Madrid forward.
The trio of attacking superstars attracted intense criticism of their performances, with Madrid to go out. There is still a return leg to get to the Bernabeu next week, but the side of Carlo Ancelotti needs a miracle to continue.
Madrid has never overcome a 3-0 deficit in the Champions League Knockouts. The last time they went out so early was 2020, when they were poured out by Manchester City in the last 16.
With an exit at the quarterfinals a very real opportunity, it is Madrid's Superstar attack that caught the brightest recoil. Marca led their back page 'Humillados Pero … Para el Madrid no hay imposibles', which translates as' humiliated but … nothing is impossible for Madrid.
The outlet was more damn online and wrote: 'Debacle in London. Madrid brought to the same place where they were crowned champion less than a year ago.
“It was a long time since Real Madrid had suffered such a serious blow in Europe. It came after a disastrous performance in which Vinicius led the resignation of an attacking Trident who had passed the Emirates without much fanfare. '
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The paper provided a further explosion of the frontline trio. It said: 'Vinicius, Mbappe and Rodrygo show no signs of life. Without threatening, Madrid toys was in the hands of an arsenal side that hit them from start to finish. '
On Mbappe they added that he 'failure and ineffective' and 'was as gray as the sweater he wore'. All three attackers received a number of 4/10 in Marca's competition reviews, where Ancelotti admitted that they were not at their best.
“The best players should play, not sitting on the couch. Then it is about organizing things to make sure you are a compact unit, and we couldn't do that tonight,” said the Madrid boss. “It is a difficult loss. We did not expect this. The team looked pretty good and well organized in the first half. After the two goals of the set piece, the team fell out both mentally and physically.
“It was a difficult end to the game because we didn't see the reaction we are used to seeing this team. The last 30 minutes were very bad. We have to do everything to try to trial. The chances are pretty slim, but we have to try.”
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