Liverpool achieved a valuable victory over its guest, Real Madrid, with two clean goals in the match that brought the two teams together on Wednesday evening at Anfield Stadium, at the conclusion of the fifth round of the Champions League group stage for the current season.
Liverpool moved to 15 points, at the top of the Champions League standings with a perfect record, while Real Madrid’s points remained at 6, in 24th place.
Real Madrid suffered its third loss in the Champions League this season, following defeats to Lille of France and Milan of Italy in the previous round, which has worsened the team’s chances of advancing directly from the top 8.
According to information from the Spanish newspaper “Defensa Central”, one of the most upset Real Madrid players tonight was star Fede Valverde, who did not wait for the end of the match before beginning to criticize the team’s star players.
The newspaper indicated that Valverde blamed French player Kylian Mbappé, holding him largely responsible for Real Madrid’s loss against Liverpool, as well as the other defeats the team has suffered this season.
The Uruguayan player believes that Mbappé’s missed easy chances were a key reason for the team’s successive losses, in addition to the penalty kick miss that could have brought the team back into the match.
The newspaper added that Valverde harshly rebuked the French star, and coach Carlo Ancelotti intervened to separate the players. However, Valverde did not stop and reportedly asked the coach to exclude Mbappé from the squad for the upcoming matches.
The newspaper concluded by stating that the atmosphere at Real Madrid is not good, and it appears that Ancelotti has lost control of the team’s dressing room.