Real Madrid are current champions of Spain with 36 titles backing them. That’s the most in Spanish football history, and it is always a priority to come up clutch in all domestic competitions for a club as big as the Meringues.
Nonetheless, the finest of teams can slip up and occasionally lack the much-needed consistency to effectively edge their opponents and find a great run of form.
That’s the exact situation Real Madrid have got themselves domestically. In the final weeks of January, Carlo Ancelotti’s side led the standings ahead of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, with marksman Kylian Mbappe beginning to explode into life.
It was exactly what Real fans wanted. Their team retaining the title after a slow start to the season where they failed to beat Barcelona and city-rivals Atletico in the reverse fixture of the competition.
Fast forward came February., and although many call it the month of love, to Real midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni, it’s the time ‘ the season starts at Madrid.’
Tchouaméni looked spot on with his comments as Real secured wins in other major competitions like the Copa Del Rey and the Champions League in the second month of the year.
Nonetheless, it’s gone remarkably wrong in La Liga over Madrid’s last five matches.
Losses to Espanyol and Real Betis, as well as sharing the spoils with Osasuna and Atleti mean Carlo’s side secured only five points from a possible 15 after their victory over Girona at the Santiago Bernabeu.
That’s the poorest run they’ve had in La Liga since the 2018/19 season when they lost the title to Barcelona, as per Flashcore statistics.
The champions now lie in third place on standings, two points behind Atletico and three behind leaders Barcelona.
Ancelotti reacted to his team’s performance against Real Betis in a post match press conference, indicating their show on the day as ‘disappointing as they were seen struggling to match the opposition’s intensity many times’.
Real have clearly not been themselves recently in La Liga and are on a poor run.
However , there’s still a lot to play for and both Barcelona and Atletico can drop points along the way as the season nears its climax.
Madrid need to turn the situation around quickly, and the next run of fixtures in La Liga will determine whether they’ve got in them to retain the title for the first time since the 2007/08 season.
