A restart for the fallen kings – diepresse.com

Madrid/Vienna. El Clásico, the eternal duel Real Madrid against FC Barcelona, ​​once again serves as a symbol. There were four direct encounters between the arch -rivals this season, four times lost Real Madrid, the balance sheet for goals: 7:16. Only once before, in the 1982/83 season, Real had been inferior so often. The prestiget duel recently not only made it on the pitch, but also apart from it how deep the « royal » fell this year and how they hurt football as a whole.

The recent two Clásico defeats probably also sealed the Titellose season of Real Madrid. First you were defeated in the final of the Spanish cup, on Sunday in the championship, where there will hardly be anything to get with seven points behind Barcelona and three outstanding rounds. If you leave points against Mallorca (9.30 p.m., live dazn) today, it could also be over. The Supercup also went to Barça, in which Champions League was failed due to Arsenal.

A new era in the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, which is appropriate to the newly converted Estadio, a new era should begin – and that as soon as possible. Carlo Ancelotti, although the most successful trainer in real history, says goodbye to the Brazilian national team. The Xabi Alonso, who was overwhelming at the end of the season of Bayer Leverkusen, is said to look after the club World Cup in the USA, which started on June 15-also in the game against Red Bull Salzburg on June 26th. According to the “Marca”, the association and trainer have already agreed on this.

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