Why did Real Madrid collapse so easily?

Real Madrid opened the score in the 5th minute with Kylian Mbappe’s masterpiece, but then had to concede 4 goals in the first half in a match where Barca completely outperformed them. “The King” collapsed too easily, allowing his rival to take the lead with the 15th Spanish Super Cup in history.

Less than two and a half months ago, Barca crushed Real Madrid 4-0 right at the Bernanbeu stadium. At that time, Madridistas thought that the opponent was flourishing, while the home team was stagnant and not yet in the groove, so it could easily collapse.

Currently, the Catalan team is in crisis with the controversy surrounding the registration of Pau Victor and Dani Olmo as well as being 5 points behind Real after 19 rounds in La Liga 2024/25, but Los Blancos are still 4 points behind. -1 in the first round.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti lamented that his players did not play football in the first half. They had to concede 4 goals in the first half. Real’s problem in this match is the weak defense system, the two links Eduardo Camavinga (holding midfielder) and Aurelien Tchouameni (midfielder) both played below form, while Lucas Vazquez’s right wing became a vital point

When the lower line breaks down, the four stars above are also divided. Not to mention that due to too much reform, Federico Valverde continuously made wrong passes in the first half, leading to an even easier match for Barca.

In just 26 minutes, Real conceded 5 goals in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). Once known as the “king of the upstream”, Los Blancos are only a shadow of themselves. They even let their rival turn the tables incredibly quickly.

However, no matter what you say, the first responsibility still belongs to Carletto. The Italian coach made a mistake by not using Raul Asensio as a central defender with Antonio Rudiger. The 21-year-old has proven many times this season that he is mature enough to play regularly for Real, every time he is given the opportunity.

Brave, mature, decisive, skilled in handling situations, able to read the game, and alert in defense, Raul Asensio is the problem for the central defender position with Rudiger when Eder Militao is injured, and David Alaba has not reappeared yet. However, Ancelotti did not use this player, but continued to choose to pull Tchouameni to play as a central defender, instead of the school’s main midfielder.

Playing as a central defender, Tchouameni’s defense is poor, superficial, and lacking in decisiveness; Supporting the attack was not enough, but also became one of the weaknesses that Barca continuously exploited, besides Vasquez’s right wing. Furthermore, the French player lacks the courage and determination of a true midfielder.

In midfield, “defender” Camavinga once again made Real pay a heavy price. The innocent and crude tackle on Gavi in ​​the penalty area could not get past VAR. Of course, Robert Lewandowski punished Los Blancos with a successful penalty kick, helping Barca lead 2-1 in the 36th minute. The storm kept coming, Barca was just waiting to easily “finish” the opponent. , the festival appeared with a small crowd in the stands of King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah with more than 60,000 fans.

Camavinga even avoided a second yellow card immediately afterward because referee Gil Manzano “relented”. The French midfielder was replaced after the break. But Real still did not play better in the second half, even when playing better because goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny received a red card in the 56th minute. Los Blancos could do nothing when the score was 5-1.

The midfield couldn’t hold the ball and was dizzy by Barca’s young players, leading to the stars on the attack also fading. Only Mbappe and somewhat Rodrygo are still rare bright spots for Real in this match. And, the final defeat of 2-5 is an inevitable outcome.

But it’s clear that when the defense and midfield still have too many “defenders” and Carletto is still conservative, Real will have to witness many more humiliating defeats like this.