After only 1 point on the opening day, captain Carlo Ancelotti said Real Madrid still has a lot of work to do. From the fact that the offensive line still has many points to match, to elementary mistakes like Ferland Mendy's red card. A satisfactory transfer session with the boost of last season's Champions League championship still seems not enough for the reigning European champions.
Kylian Mbappe started from the start and all fans' eyes were on the French striker like in the European Super Cup midweek in Poland. During his minutes on the field, the former PSG star often moves between the central striker position and drifting to the left wing. At times, the 25-year-old star was confused in determining his position, unlike last week's match against Atalanta.
Mbappe is not so weak as to be criticized, but the goal is not yet possible. The situation in the 6th minute made Real Madrid fans see his typical image over the years. A quick burst from the middle of the field, before entering the penalty area and being taken down by the opponent. In the second half, the 25-year-old striker also had two shots blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper. Disappointment was clearly visible on the face of this top striker.
This summer, when owning Mbappe and Endrick, rumors about Real Madrid possibly liquidating Rodrygo abounded. After last season's Champions League final, the Brazilian striker had to give interviews many times about his future.
Even in the European Super Cup match, Rodrygo did not leave a strong impression. Los Blancos fans are gradually forming a new trio of attacking stars in their heads, like BBC before. In the match against Atalanta, they devoted their enthusiasm to BMV, which was Bellingham - Mbappe - Vinicius, with absolutely no appearance of Rodrygo.
However, when this trio failed in their opening match in La Liga, Rodrygo helped Real Madrid avoid a humiliating loss to Mallorca. The morning after the match, Marca newspaper posted a picture of Rodrygo and Ancelotti on the front page with the words "pampering", implying that the Italian teacher should "apologize" to his student after recent behind-the-scenes incidents. This.
In the near future, having confirmed that his future will be closely tied to the Bernabeu, Rodrygo is trying to force Madridistas to add the letter "R" in his name next to the BMV trio.
On the part of coach Carlo Ancelotti, of course dissatisfaction was clearly expressed. The 65-year-old captain said that this was an unhappy draw. Real Madrid has no reason to justify this disappointing result.
Carletto was asked a lot of questions about why he substituted so late after his opponent equalized. Instead of blaming the players on the field, the Los Blancos captain said that the problem is that the whole team needs to focus more and maintain balance from beginning to end of the match (avoid talking about Mendy's red card).
