The party that Real Madrid was preparing turned into a very ugly night for the whites, with the team not giving a right and the Bernabeu stands ready to protest everything, quarreling with each referee's decision that did not favor them and shouts of " corruption in the Federation.
Nothing worked for Ancelotti despite having his top team, except on the left side. In a match in which Madrid dominated the ball, his well-known punch was not seen at any time. Throughout the first half, except for the disallowed goal against Benzema very soon, Madrid did not shoot between the three sticks and the only arrivals were shots from Valverde without any danger.
To make matters worse for their interests, Madrid scored a goal in practically Barcelona's only attacking move in the entire first half, an action that originated in a loss of the ball by Camavinga, a shot by Kesié, a a rebound from Courtois and an unfortunate rebound by Militao, the whites' fittest defender, which Nacho was unable to clear either.
As in the worst games for Madrid this season, Vinícius concentrated the focus and everything turned out fatally for him. He lost the duels against Araujo and saw an absurd yellow card after grabbing De Jong doing a kind of judo hold, mad because Munuera Montero had not charged him before.
If the first part had been bad, the second for the whites was even worse. The team was losing steam and was unable to do any damage to a locked-up Barcelona that only let the minutes go by.
Ancelotti was late with the changes and they were not effective. Rodrygo came out but he wasn't there to play and he didn't contribute anything. Tchouaméni was not there to give great joy either because by then Madrid already controlled the ball at will near the area and the problem is that the lights went out there. Álvaro Rodríguez left for the final moments, but the Spanish-Uruguayan did not find finishing positions either. Madrid will have to improve a lot if they want to have options in Barcelona.
