Fran Beltran was not on the ball. There is a dispute over it, even if Beltran doesn't know there is one, and the Celta player kicks Yamal who is the only one touching the ball. It is unfortunate, but it is a very clear penalty.
Of course he does not know considering Yamal is behind him initially. Nobody is doing 360 look around in such situations to see where the players are considering you are in the box while ball is in the air. You are trying to make a clearance ASAP. Meanwhile the interesting part being Yamal is going directly in-front of the Beltran while also rotating his body instead of going for the header. To me that indicates going for the contact.
The guideline here is, lets make it happen that Barca finishes at CL spots. Because honestly outside of some crazy scenario that Madrid goes full meltdown while Barca does 180, they are leaking simply to much goals while playing absolutely attrocious to finish top 3, and possibly even top 4 if Athletic goes the extra effort.
Barcelona had 5 points on 5th place prior to this match, I don't think anyone is panicking right now about them missing top 4.
Maybe we are not that bad: Athletic 3 - Girona 1 with 30 minutes left.Dummies
Kinda tells the story of why Real/Carlo has such a poor league record. They can’t be bothered.
We’ve been getting results, despite the injuries. Can’t fault them much for that stinker. Bound to happen. But was talking about what our issue is generally in the league. I think it is purely motivation. You could even see it in our previous teams. Like Ramos would lose the plot against Valencia and become a brick wall in the CL against Bayern This team has the same, maybe it is a Carlo thing.
Carlo will soon complete three seasons in his second era and if things go as they should he will have won 2 leagues in 3 seasons with a big chance to have his best squad in years with the coming of Mbappe, Endrick and Davies. I understand that lack of motivation may have been a factor in the past but I don't necessarily see that being an issue now. All the contrary, the team will be stacked with very young, talented and hungry players and I don't see other clubs being able to match that mix.
Real Madrid have 62 points from 25 games, which extrapolates to 94 points over the full season. That would be Real Madrid's third highest point tally ever if achieved. Don't think there's anything to criticize here.
In terms of points, no. The team's play has been mediocre.
Wins, mostly
True. We also have "give it to Bellingham" and "give it to Rodrygo" and "give it to Brahim"
Interesting. Did you notice any stylistic or tactical change in those games?
Continuing the strategy of ‘give it to Vini’ certainly didn’t work; with players booting the ball into the stands towards him.
Eh. Vini so good he can break defences from his couch
I prefer him there too
He is truly one of the finest evergreen of football.
It won't be his last game with Madrid. Or his second to last either
