Mbappe can't even carry the game of 10 others on his shoulders, the 90 minutes that dismantled Arbeloa's Real in the Champions League

2026-01-30 15:21:55 / SPORT ALFA PRESS

Mbappe can't even carry the game of 10 others on his shoulders, the 90

It took 90 minutes for the castle built and proclaimed as a discovery by Arbeloa to suddenly become a sandcastle and crumble very quickly in the heavy rain of Lisbon.

A DISORDED DEFENSE  "We have a defense that does not concede any more goals". This is a promise from the coach, who in 90 minutes against Benfica resulted in zero. Hjasen returned to his worst days and the substitution clearly shows that the expressions in the pro-Real media that "he is the only defender in the world who deserves the Golden Ball" fell short of his catastrophic performance in Lisbon. Valverde once again showed that he is the right-back position only as a result of the injuries to Trent or Carvajal, since even though he tries hard his efficiency is almost 0. Asensio is perhaps the only one who escapes from this department and together with Carreras they have given their maximum, but they cannot cover the gaps left by the other two colleagues. In short, a defense to cry about.

A LEADERLESS MIDFIELD  It has been said and repeated hundreds of times that the departure of Modric and Kroos has left a vacuum in the Madrid midfield. Arbeloa, who had followed the team Alonso knew this fact and perhaps the insistence on having a midfielder of caliber is justifiable. Arbeloa, who had followed the team but had little knowledge of it, revealed everything by boasting that there are players of caliber. The appearance of one or two matches by Guler in form lied to him and many others. So did Bellingham, while Camavinga remained on the bench and Sebajo was not given minutes at all. Arbeloa promised that the youngsters are of a high caliber and against Befika he tried Sestero. "I knew they could pass us in attack. In the end, they gave Asensio a yellow card. I have a lot of faith in Sestero, he was a very good choice for us". But even though he is talented, the weight of the Champions League is great.

MBAPE LEFT ALONE IN ATTACK  “Mbape can’t do everything himself”. This was the assessment of specialists and commentators after the match. He scored two goals, took 4 shots on goal, but no one followed him. Vinicius was pleased as an observer and pointed out the coach’s expression “not everyone has to run”. With his hands in his pockets he was a shadow of himself, while Mastantuono played as if the team was in the lead and not directly qualifying for the round of 16. In short, Real Madrid, together with the coach, showed that they are still far from the name of being Mythical and the history of the “Los Blancos” jersey.

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