Carlo Ancelotti Archives - A Trip to Cibeles

Real Madrid didn't get off to a hot start in their first match under Xabi Alonso, as the Merengues could only muster a 1-1 draw with Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal in their first match of the group stage of the 2025 Club World Cup. Los Blancos labored through the hot conditions without an ill Kylian Mbappe to lead the line, and they were almost completely overrun in the first half with only a surprise goal from surprise academy starting striker Gonzalo Garcia to save them in the end. Even a dubious penalty call won by Fran Garcia in the final minutes of the game couldn't help Real Madrid, as Alonso subbed all of Real's top attackers off, leaving Fede Valverde as the only option to tamely hit a penalty that former LaLiga star Bono saved with relative ease. Real Madrid, in truth, we...

Real Madrid are suffering through a defensive calamity for a second straight season after Florentino Perez failed to provide legendary manager Carlo Ancelotti with any defensive cover for a third straight transfer window. Already, coming into the 2023/24 season, Real Madrid needed defensive help across the back four, and within the first months of the season, they lost starting-caliber center backs David Alaba and Eder Militao to ACL tears. Despite not signing anyone in the winter, Real Madrid were able to secure both the Champions League and LaLiga crowns, with players like Aurelien Tchouameni, Dani Carvajal, and Ferland Mendy playing key roles as makeshift center backs. Real Madrid came into the season with issues at CB And still, Real did not sign a central defender this past su...

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