Real Madrid was completely outplayed on Tuesday evening in Girona. A day later, the Spanish media are scathing. Concerns are growing, two weeks before the Champions League semi-finals against Manchester City.
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"Real Madrid now has to definitively abandon all ambitions in La Liga," wrote the Spanish sports newspaper Marca. The medium slaughters the defense. "The central defenders were humiliated by Taty Castellanos, who scored four times. Especially Eder Militão, he stood there and watched and had to leave the field blushing. An embarrassing performance. With Militao like this, Haaland will score at will.
The Catalan SPORT realizes that the national title is coming to Barcelona in the short term. 'Real Madrid has thrown in the towel. Barça has won the championship. And suddenly, there is doubt in the capital just before the semi-finals. Carlo Ancelotti will especially think about Militão. The Brazilian had a dramatic evening and is in the picture for all four goals conceded. Real has waved the white flag and surrendered.'
'The Argentine battering ram of Girona has outclassed Real Madrid,' praised El País golden boy Castellanos. For the first time in ten years and one day, someone scored four times against De Koninklijke. 'A humiliation. The world will have looked on in amazement. Castellanos will be linked to this match for the rest of his life. He is the successor of Robert Lewandowski, who did the same in 2013. And that as a striker of a satellite club of Manchester City. Madrid will be blushing with shame.'
Girona is part of The City Football Group, which means it is indeed owned by the English powerhouse. The concerns for the semi-finals are growing, also at AS. 'This is a reckless team. All of Madrid will anxiously look forward to the moment when Haaland knocks on the door. Especially Militão, who was eaten alive. And Ancelotti. Time and time again, he takes his team from a hundred to zero. He leaves his Ferraris in the garage too often, resulting in evenings like this. Thibaut Courtois and Karim Benzema did not play, but then there is little left of this star ensemble.'
Updated: 03:00, 11 May 2023
