AC Milan pulled off a big surprise by beating Real Madrid, the Champions League title holders, 3-1, at home and in front of their fans.
Milan defeated Real Madrid 3-1 in the match that took place at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage.
Milan raised its points tally to 6, moving to 18th place in the Champions League standings, while Real Madrid’s points remained at the same total in 17th place.
Real Madrid suffered its second consecutive loss after the heavy defeat in the Clasico against Barcelona, losing 4-0, and then losing tonight to Milan in the Champions League, conceding 7 goals in two matches.
According to information from the Spanish newspaper “Defensa Central”, one of Real Madrid’s most upset players tonight was star Luka Modric, who did not wait for the match to end before he began rebuking the team’s duo.
The newspaper pointed out that Modric blamed the team’s players, Lucas Vazquez and Frenchman Kylian Mbappe, holding them largely responsible for Real Madrid’s losses in the Clasico, as well as tonight’s loss to Milan.
The Croatian player believes that Mbappe’s missed easy opportunities were the main reason for the team’s successive defeats, in addition to the critical defensive errors made by Vazquez, which resulted in several goals being conceded by Real Madrid.
The newspaper added that Luka Modric harshly reprimanded the duo, and Ancelotti intervened to separate the player from his teammates, but Modric did not stop. Instead, he asked the coach to exclude them from the squad in the coming period.
The newspaper concluded by stating that the atmosphere at Real Madrid is tense, and it seems that Ancelotti has lost control of the team’s dressing room.