Arbeloa talks Carreras, Vinicius, Tchouameni, Neuer after Real Madrid 1-2 Bayern Munich
Arbeloa talks Carreras, Vinicius, Tchouameni, Neuer after Real Madrid 1-2 Bayern Munich The first leg of Real Madrid’s UEFA Champions League quarterfinal did not quite go to plan last night, but the result could well have been worse. The Merengues suffered a 1-2 defeat at home and must now head to the Allianz Arena chasing a deficit. The deficit itself, however, could well have been larger had a few moments gone differently.
In the end, Kylian Mbappe was unsurprisingly the goalscorer for the men in white and they must put in the shift of their lives if they are to get over the line next week. Arbeloa’s analysis Alvaro Arbeloa spoke to the media after the game and expressed his disappointment at the result, labelling it a defeat that was ‘avoidable. ’ “I think it was a defeat we could have avoided if we’d had a bit of luck on our side in the second half.
It’s clear we faced a great team—we knew that beforehand. ” “We made two mistakes, lost the ball twice, we had talked about the need to avoid that before the match and during halftime, especially to stay more compact if it happened,” he added. Speaking on how every minor error counts in such a high-stakes game, Arbeloa said, “Against this kind of team, if you make those kinds of errors, you pay the price, and that’s what we have to face now.
” More on the game Real Madrid suffered a defeat in the first leg. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images) The manager then commented on the flow of the game itself and the positive and negative takeaways from his team’s performance. “It’s clear we scored a goal that gave us hope, and it’s a shame we couldn’t capitalise on some of the other chances that came our way.
It won’t be easy, but if there’s any team capable of winning in Munich, it’s us. ” On the situation at half-time and the changes he asked his players to make to improve in possession, Arbeloa said, “We talked about it at halftime that when you recover the ball after running for a minute or two in situations where you’re not at full activity, you have to offer options to the ball holder. ” “Because if you recover the ball and don’t find someone to pass to, you’ll lose it again, and you’ll go back to that circle of constant defending,” he added.
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