Real Madrid are not cured: the Madrid team has relapsed heavily on Saturday in Eibar (3-0) in the Spanish league, the first defeat of new coach Santiago Solari, with a poor performance of Sergio Ramos the day after revelations on an abnormal doping control of Captain Merengue.
In the small stadium of Ipurua, the modest Basque club won the first victory in its history against Real Madrid thanks to Gonzalo Escalante (16th), Sergi Enrich (52) and Kike Garcia (57).
This heavy defeat at the 13th day of La Liga is a cold shower for the Madrilenians after the recovery observed since the appointment of Solari late October.
And Ramos, implicated in Football Leaks on Friday for being cleared by UEFA after a strong corticoid control on the night of the Champions League win in May 2017, was in trouble, punctually wiping public whistles.
This setback of Real, already his fifth this season in Liga, comes to interrupt his rise to the rankings, where the team merengue (6th, 20 pts) could let escape in the lead FC Barcelona (1st, 24 pts) or the Atlético Madrid (3rd, 23 pts), opposing in the evening.
The Solari effect falls
The Solari effect, these four victories chained since his appointment in late October to replace Julen Lopetegui, has fallen suddenly even as the former technician of the reserve, first appointed for an interim, had just convinced his leaders to confirm on the bench until 2021.
Nothing worked for the Argentine technician, with a Gareth Bale very clumsy despite a good free kick (34th) or with a golden opportunity Karim Benzema saved in extremis by a defender on his line (11th).
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And Ramos, perhaps disturbed by the controversy that erupted on Friday, was too much of a wait-and-see attitude to the restless Basque attackers. On the opening of the score, a splendid counterattack Eibar, the captain was mounted and could only observe from afar his partner Dani Ceballos try to clear Escalante, scorer lucky (16th).
Ramos is also too slow to beat Sergi Enrich (52) after a ball shot by the excellent defender Marc Cucurella, loaned by Barca and also involved on the third goal with a center taken at close range by Kike Garcia (57th). ).
In short, the captain merengue sank with his defense and even his offensive contribution, with a head high above (42), did not save his record. As for Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, he avoided the addition is heavier by diverting on his post a limpid half volley of Kike Garcia (3rd) or intervening in front of Fabian Orellana (62)