Real Madrid’s defeat is the perfect example of this season. Lack of oƑƑensive coherence, a very wide team with few ideas and a limited approach. The lack of Toni Kroos in this team is immense

Away from home, Real Madrid continued their habit of starting slowly in the first half. This time, the defending champions paid a heavy price. Lille defended with all their players to suffocate the playing space of Vinicius Jr, Endrick, and at the same time organized sharp counterattacks based on the speed of the striker duo Edon Zhegrova, Jonathan David.

The surprise happened when in the first half, Lille had an expected goals (xG) index of 1.08, while Real’s figure was only 0.38. Except for Vinicius’ shot that was caught by the goalkeeper in the 6th minute, the visitors’ was too weak.

Meanwhile, Lillle created a series of delicious opportunities and only luck helped the La Liga representative avoid conceding. In the 25th and 33rd minutes, the ball hit the post and crossbar respectively, after shots by David and Andre.

By the 44th minute, Real’s defense had officially collapsed after Eduardo Camavinga’s mistake. The French player’s handball situation caused the defending champion to concede a penalty. From 11 meters away, David made no mistake to Lunin, putting Lille ahead.

The deadlock forced coach Carlo Ancelotti to send Kylian Mbappe and Luka Modric onto the field at the beginning of the second half. However, Real still could not improve the game. The Royal team played in a without a midfielder with the ability to play the ball like Toni Kroos. Real’s midfield and had almost no connection. This led to Vinicius and Mbappe disappearing.

It was not until about the last 5 minutes of the match that fans saw Real rise up. Close-range finishing opportunities opened up for Antonio Rudiger, Jude Bellingham and Arda Guler. However, these three unfortunately missed them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the end, Real Madrid suffered a 0-1 defeat to Lille, ending their 36-match unbeaten streak. The lack of vitality in their play has raised questions about their ability to defend their title this season.