Krisestart for Real Madrid i Champions League – VG

After a loss in the first match, and a loss of points in the next, Real Madrid has got into trouble in what was apparently an affordable group with Inter, Shakhtar Donetsk and Mönchengladbach. A strong comeback on the butt saved them Tuesday night.

In the first match, they were occasionally beaten against Shakhtar, and were below 3-0 after the first half. They finally fought back to an honorable 3-2 loss, and on Tuesday night it was going very wrong again.

Mönchengladbach took advantage of a mistake in the Real Madrid defense. Alassane Plea put in a brilliant pass to Marcus Thuram, who easily put in 1-0.

In the second half, the same duo struck again. Plea fired from distance, and Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had to return. Thuram waited there, doubling the lead.

Thuram is also the son of former European champion and world champion with France, Lillian Thuram, who played for Real Madrid’s arch-rival Barcelona from 2006-2008.

Shortly after, Plea was close to putting 3-0 alone with Courtois, but this time the last chance won the duel.

With only three minutes left, Real Madrid suddenly woke up. First, Karim Benzema put in a beautiful goal, with something resembling a brass kick. Then Sergio Ramos stabbed a free kick in front of goal, where Casemiro saved a point.

– It feels like three points, but it is not three points. We showed tremendous character, when we come back from 0-2. It is not three points, but it feels like a victory, says Eden Hazard in an interview on Viasat after the match.

Still, the capital team is really in trouble in the Champions League group stage. Real Madrid is now at the very bottom of the group, with one poor point.

Now two clashes await against Inter, where Real Madrid have the knife to their throat to prevent them from breaking out of the group stage in the Champions League for the first time in history.

Last year, they started similarly, with only one point in the first two games. Then they finally moved on easily. Hazard thinks it could happen again.

– It is not so good, but last year we showed that we can do it. We have four games left, the next against Inter. But we are Real Madrid and we have to show that we can move on, says Hazard.

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