Actual Madrid’s so-called ‘season begin’ in February has become an embarrassing catastrophe, proving that untimely confidence generally is a harmful factor.
When Los Blancos secured a 3-2 win over Manchester Metropolis within the first leg of their UEFA Champions League playoff, midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni proudly declared that Actual Madrid’s season really begins in February.
“At Actual Madrid, the season begins in February,” he mentioned. On the time, it might have appeared like a daring but justifiable assertion.
Nevertheless, because the month unfolded, actuality hit laborious. Barcelona had already confronted their share of criticism for a tough patch earlier within the season, but it surely now appears Actual Madrid have walked straight into the identical entice—solely worse.
Their so-called ‘large month’ has been nothing in need of a catastrophe, exposing their weaknesses on all fronts.
5 factors out of 15
At this price,he ought to’ve mentioned: “For Actual Madrid,the season begins subsequent season.” 🤣
Throughout 5 La Liga fixtures in February, Actual Madrid have managed only one victory. The remaining matches? Two underwhelming attracts and two outright defeats.
A complete of 5 factors collected from a potential 15 is hardly the type of a crew that supposedly ‘comes alive’ in February. As an alternative of charging in the direction of the highest, they’ve embarrassingly dropped to 3rd place within the league standings.
In the meantime, Barcelona have put collectively a flawless home run in February. With 4 wins out of 4 in La Liga and a match towards Actual Sociedad nonetheless to be performed, the Catalan giants have made a powerful assertion.
Whereas Actual Madrid had been busy making empty declarations, Barcelona quietly went about their enterprise, securing precious factors and asserting dominance.
It seems that February did mark a turning level within the season—simply not in the way in which Actual Madrid imagined. The one factor they’ve ‘began’ is their very own downfall, whereas Barcelona proceed to strengthen their grip within the league.
Maybe subsequent time, it could be wiser for them to let their performances do the speaking as an alternative of setting themselves up for humiliation.
