Real Madrid is facing a challenging season when the form of serious decline and the risk of losing the throne of La Liga is growing. Los Blancos is showing signs of breathtaking breath, and once again, the 36 -year “curse” unable to win La Liga twice in a row under the same coach to haunt the Royal team.
Looking back on the past 26 rounds, Real Madrid won only 54 points – 11 points lower than the previous season, when they had 65 points at the same time. This is the worst achievement of the team in the six seasons under the guidance of Ancelotti . Except last season as mentioned, Ancelotti’s Real won 61 points in the 2013/14 and 14/15 season, 60 points in the 2021/22 season, and 58 points in the 2022/23 season, the season they had to witness Xavi’s Barca crowned.
This figure clearly shows the downward performance, especially in the important sprint stage of the season. In the last 5 matches in La Liga, Real Madrid won only 5 points, with 1 victory, 2 draws and 2 defeats. The 1-2 defeat against Real Betis recently not only caused them to lose points but also raised doubts about the ability to protect the throne. Currently, they have fallen third in the rankings, 3 points behind Barcelona and Atlético Madrid 2 points, although there were times before the two competitors were 7 and 5 points respectively.
Coach Ancelotti has repeatedly reminded the students about the concentration and fighting spirit. But it seems that those reminders fall into nowhere. The match against Betis, they lost the ball up to 27 times!
36 years curse
Not only the present, the past also against Ancelotti’s Real Madrid. Statistics show that 36 years have passed since the last Real Madrid successfully defended the La Liga championship under the same coach. It was the golden stage of Leohakker, when he helped the team were crowned three times in a row from 1986/87 to 1988/89.
Since then, Real Madrid has won 12 La Liga championships but no coach can help them win two consecutive seasons. Even the great and especially successful strategists such as Vicente Del Bosque, José Mourinho, Zinedine Zidane could not break this “curse”.
Carlo Ancelotti, who helped Real Madrid to the throne last season, are facing a big battle. If he could not turn the situation, he would probably become the next victim of this repeated failure cycle.
Fierce schedule
The challenge for Real Madrid is not only in the current form but also in the schedule ahead. The Royal team will have to face uncomfortable opponents like Villarreal, Valencia, and especially the important El Clásico match against Barcelona in May.
In that context, Ancelotti and his students did not have much time to correct. If not quickly improved his performance, Real Madrid not only lost the championship but also at risk of being knocked out of the race in a disappointing way. “Curse” 36 years will continue to cling to Los Blancos? The answer will be in the upcoming rounds.