The FIFA Club World Cup campaign from Real Madrid has come to a horrifying end after their 4-0 loss for Rivals PSG.
The side of Xabi Alonso was easily set aside in New Jersey with the UEFA Champions League holders with 2-0 in the opening 10 minutes.
Defensive problems caused PSG's opening goals at the Metlife Stadium, before Fabian Ruiz made the score 3-0 before the break and Goncalo Ramos replaced, closed the result in the final phase.
Alonso's team is now leaving during their summer vacation and his number 1 Thibaut Courtois there was no doubt about how the result unfolded.
The Belgium International has a reputation for the right talking and he did not die in his interview after the game.
“We want to apologize to the fans.
“What was the problem? We didn't press like a team. There were two major mistakes at the start of the game and that struck us.
“We did not follow Xabi's plan for the game. We have to take the time and analyze, but we always arrived late in every situation.”
Due to the 2024/25 season that is being expanded by the club World Cup, Real Madrid has not outlined formal plans for pre -season matches and there will be no tour.
The most important focus will now be the pressure of club to postpone their start of the 2025/26 LA Liga season despite the opposition of the authorities.
Los Blancos wants their first match-against Osasuna to move on 19 August-to-October to start the season with the newly promoted Real Oviedo on 24 August.
The current rules for rest periods are aimed at AFE regulations that footballers require that they have 30 days of rest in a calendar year, and a period of at least 21 days uninterrupted at the end of the season.
Real Madrid wants three weeks of vacation and three preseason training that brings them to August 20.