Real Madrid were left stunned by an inspired Girona performance on Tuesday night as they fell to an embarrassing 4-2 defeat at Estadi Montilivi. Valentin Castellanos was the one true hero for the hosts, scoring all four goals past the European champions
Despite having 72% of the possession, Los Blancos were grossly outplayed by the Catalans and created far less threat on goal than the hosts did
No Real Madrid player was ready to face the press after the 4-2 defeat but Carlo Ancelotti could not forgo the customary media interview. He began his presser with a long and detailed account of what went wrong for his men, the insides of the colossal collapse, and the flaws in his team against Girona.
“It was a tough night. Whenever you lose like this, it’s a tough night. We were very poor defensively and that was what decided the game. We did a good job with the ball, especially early on. Then they hit us with two goals on the counter and we tried to get back into the game with individual moments, not as a team.”
“We were individually poor and the defensive side of things, which has been great in recent games, was nowhere to be seen today.
Real Madrid are amongst the most mentally resilient teams in world football. Over the years, Los Blancos have pulled themselves back from dire situations with ease, never breaking a sweat about adversity. However, Ancelotti revealed that his players were strangely nervous last night and apologised to the fans for the horrendous showing.
Culled From Madriduniversal.com
