How Real Madrid Can Find A Path To Beating Bayern Munich
What did we learn from the first leg, and can Arbeloa find a way to come back?
These observations — where I look at Real Madrid ’s history, its players on loan, Castilla, tactical tidbits, and other relevant thoughts — are now a regular thing. All previous editions can be found here . For four straight games — Manchester City twice, Elche, and Atletico Madrid — Real Madrid had looked like they had built something ‘real’.
The mood had completely flipped since the Getafe Debacle on March 2nd. In the four game stretch after that Getafe loss, the team outscored opponents 14 – 5. Shots were flying, chances were being converted.
Opponents looked overwhelmed. The defense was rallying. For the first time in a long time, ‘ guerra ’ had returned.
Then Real Madrid lost to Mallorca away from home on the back of a terrible performance, then lost to Bayern Munich at home, and then dropped points against Girona. (More on those in a minute. ) In that initial four game stretch, for the first time in a long time, belief had returned.
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