'Is Azar really here?' 'The Transfer of the Century' Mbappe was silent again+"It doesn't help at all"...Real lose 1-3 to AC Milan → 17th place in UCL humiliation
Nov 06, 2024
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Real Madrid lost 1-3 to AC Milan in the fourth round of the 2024-2025 European Champions League (UCL) League phase at Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain on the 6th (Korea time).
Real had already lost two of their four league-phase games this season, losing 0-1 to Lille. Real, which had only six points due to the defeat, is currently ranked 17th in the league phase.
The home team Real came out in a 4-4-2 formation. Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe were in the front two-top, while Jude Bellingham, Luca Modric, Aurelien Chouameni and Federico Valverde formed midfielders. Lucas Vázquez, Eder Militão, Antonio Rudiger and Ferland Mendy were in charge of the four-back, while Andriy Lunin kept the goal.
The away side Milan faced off in a 4-3-3 formation. It launched Morata, Rafael Leang and Christian Pulisic three-top. Yunus Musa, Yusuf Fofana and Tijani Rinders built the three-mids, while Emersong, Malik Tiau, Fikayo Tomori and Theo Hernandez played four backs. Mike Meynang wore goalkeeper gloves without fail.
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However, Real failed to turn the game around and gave up the lead again. When Chouameni's pass was cut off in the 39th minute of the first half, Pulisic grabbed it and dug in. Leão, who received Pulisic's cross, attempted to shoot in front of Militão, and Milan took the lead again as Morata pushed the ball blocked by Lunin's good defense again.
In the second half, Real also worked hard to turn the game around. Throughout the second half, Real knocked on Milan's goal with 23 attempts, more than double Milan's nine shots in the second half. However, Milan's gatekeeper, Meynan, was not breached.
Rather, Milan widened the gap with a net goal. Milan attempted a cutback pass in the box after Leão broke through in the 28th minute of the second half, and Ryderus' shot shook the Raeal net as it was. After that, Mbappe, Hodrigo, and Vinicius continued to try to shoot, but Milan did not falter.
There was also a last chance. In the 39th minute of the second half, Rudiger shook Milan's net, but VAR readings declared offside and the score was not recognized. Since then, Real, which was frustrating, has failed to rebound the atmosphere and lost 1-3.
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Spain's Marca pointed out of Mbappe that he was active in attack, but it didn't help at all even though his teammates asked him to do so in defence.
Mbappe has received a lot of criticism recently for joining the defense. Spain's Lelebo said Mbappe is certainly ignoring his responsibilities. This could also be seen against Barcelona. He ran only 8 km in El Clasico. This is in contrast to other players. Bellingham is the biggest victim of this tactical imbalance. He was the worst even though he ran a lot. For this reason, Mbappe's appearance is bound to be annoying. Real also explained that he does not want Mbappe's behavior to be contagious to others.
However, Mbappe was not much different in the match. Mbappe's trip to Real, which was considered a transfer of the century, has yet to produce results.
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