Real Madrid said goodbye to their hope in a La Liga title on Sunday with a defeat against Barcelona in El Clasico, while manager Carlo Ancelotti is approaching his own departure. Although Kylian Mbappe grabbed a hat trick, and Los Blancos creating countless opportunities against their rivals, they could not delay the Barcelona attack, which was admitted four times, which was friendly. The finger of debt is focused on Ancelotti, and although Italian undoubtedly has part of it, the Real Madrid -Hierarchy has also come under fire. With countless injuries in their backline, Ancelotti had little in the way of alternatives to rely on, with Lucas Vazquez who culminated a bad campaign alongside Raul Asencio, Aurelien Tchouameni and Fran Garcia for Thibaut Courtois. Jesus Vallejo was the only senior defender on the couch, and perhaps the only real option that was available for Ancelotti was to move Fede Valverde to the right, although losing his impact on midfield.
'With this defense in La Liga you would have difficulty qualifying for the Conference League' was the damn indictment that came from someone in the dressing room, according to relevant. Ancelotti and his staff were desperately looking for reinforcements last summer and last winter, but Los Blancos decided not to invest and Real Madrid suffered the consequences in the second half of the season. It seems that the players in the dressing room were more in accordance with the coaching staff than the club.
Nevertheless, it will not be the defense that Xabi Alonso inherits. Los Blancos is planning to make three signing sessions to strengthen their backline before the start of the club World Cup. In addition to right back Alexander-Arnold, Real Madrid wants to bring in a central defender and a left back to improve things. Ancelotti quickly pointed out that they had missed five defenders after the Clasico.
It is certainly not a very high opinion of the anonymous figure of their teammates. Vazquez seems to leave at the end of his contract this summer, while Aurelien Tchouameni can return to midfield, his natural position. Asencio has won Real Madrid fans this year, but still cuts his teeth at the highest level. Garcia will return to his role as a rotation option next year.