For the previous few years, most observers and followers have began to count on Actual Madrid to start out acting at their greatest stage within the remaining few months of each season.
Regardless of how their season has gone as much as that time, the Merengues are anticipated to get to their greatest stage from February onwards, as they begin going through probably the most essential exams within the enterprise finish of a season.
Nevertheless, this season, one can argue that their type has dropped even additional within the month of February, and issues usually are not trying too good going ahead both.
The final month was not solely dangerous, and one of many highlights for Los Blancos was their 6-3 mixture win over Manchester Metropolis within the playoff spherical for qualification to the Spherical of 16 of the UEFA Champions League.
Equally, in addition they acquired over Leganes within the Copa del Rey and at the moment take pleasure in a 1 objective lead over Actual Sociedad within the semi-final tie of this competitors, after Endrick scored the lone objective within the first leg on the Anoeta.
Nevertheless, the final month was devastating for his or her La Liga aspirations, as they misplaced as much as 7 factors within the league in February, and misplaced 3 extra of their first league match in March.
Actual Madrid began February with a sport in opposition to RCD Espanyol, a match that they had been anticipated to win with out many troubles maintaining in view the standard of their squad. Nevertheless, the Catalan facet was in a position to spring a shock as they beat the Merengues with a 1-0 scoreline.
There isn’t any doubt that this was a extremely controversial match with a number of referee choices going in opposition to Los Blancos, however Carlo Ancelotti’s facet ought to nonetheless have gotten the complete three factors.
After the Copa del Rey tie quarter-final tie, Actual Madrid returned to La Liga with the Madrid derby. This match additionally noticed a controversial penalty going in opposition to the Merengues, however they had been in a position to salvage a draw with a Kylian Mbappe strike within the second half. Nevertheless, 2 extra factors had been misplaced with this sport.
The story remained fairly unchanged as they once more returned to La Liga after the primary leg of the UCL tie in opposition to Manchester Metropolis with a match in opposition to Osasuna. The principle spotlight of this sport was the purple card proven to Jude Bellingham for his alleged verbal abuse in opposition to the referee.
Regardless of going forward early within the first half, Los Blancos noticed the sport tied as Osasuna had been additionally awarded a penalty within the second half, which they efficiently transformed to attract the sport.
The one league win for Actual Madrid in February got here in opposition to Girona, proper after they’d eradicated Manchester Metropolis from the UCL. Objectives from Luka Modric and Vinicius Junior allowed the Merengues to win and stay on equal factors with Barcelona on the league desk after their beforehand dropped factors had allowed the Blaugranes to beat the 7-point deficit they’d again on matchday 21.
This was the final league match for the Merengues in February, however issues remained the identical firstly of March, as they fell to in an general poor show.
Thus, the 28 days from 1st February to 1st March noticed Los Blancos squander their wholesome lead on the high of the La Liga desk, as they at the moment stand third within the standings, behind each Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.
Hopefully, Carlo Ancelotti will be capable to change the course of ends in the approaching weeks to make sure his crew stays alive within the competitors within the final 12 matches.