The shocking statistics of Real Madrid, during its 1-0 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the Champions League final on Tuesday, revealed the extent of the suffering of the royal, who is threatened by his relegation from the throne of football sovereignty in the old continent.

French star Kylian Mbappe scored a wonderful goal with a unique individual skill in the fourth minute of stoppage time, to lead Saint-Germain, the dreamer of the European title, to a valuable victory, which will relieve him in the return match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on the ninth of next March.

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Mbappe ends the meeting with a goal that cannot be stopped # Champions League # Paris_Saint_Germain_Real_Madrid pic.twitter.com/auoPryLvMD

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Saint-Germain missed many dangerous opportunities and was the best party in complete control of the game, and approached more than once to score, had it not been for the brilliance of Courtois, who also brilliantly saved a penalty kick by Lionel Messi in the 62nd minute.

If Messi had succeeded in scoring, the number of goals would have been expected to increase, in light of the collapse of the riyal, which would have doubled after the goal, of course.

Messi misses a penalty kick after a wonderful save from Courtois ✖️😳# Champions League # Paris_Saint_Germain_Real_Madrid pic.twitter.com/GUlx3BIJsh

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The best evidence of Real Madrid's collapse during the match is the shocking statistics, the most prominent of which was that it ended the match with three stray shots, without any successful shot against Saint-Germain, who shot 8 times into the heart of the goal out of 21 shots.

The percentage of the French team in possession of the ball was 61%, compared to only 39% for Real.

Real Madrid only got one corner kick compared to 7 for PSG, whose players passed 628 passes, including 17 cross passes, compared to 466 passes for the Royal, including 5 cross passes.

In an attempt to justify the defeat and the poor performance, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said after the match, "Mbappe is the best player in European football. We did not play well, but things are not resolved yet."

It seems that Real Madrid's task may be more difficult at home, because it will play without the suspended duo Casemiro and Ferland Mendy after each of them received the third yellow card in the match, with the ambiguity of Karim Benzema's position, and the expected pressure on the team among its fans, in light of Saint Germain's culture of winning On the Spanish teams at home, and his catastrophic defeat of Barcelona in the Camp Nou by four is not far from the mind.

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois admitted the failure of his team's strategy in the match, saying, "Our counter-attack did not work. The loss is hard, but in the second leg all options remain open. We have to win, and we will try to do it in front of our fans, which is a huge advantage."

The reputation of Real Madrid, called the master of Europe, is on the line, as it alone won the Champions League 13 times, the last of which was in 2018, by a large difference from AC Milan, which is next in the number of winning times with 7 titles, the last of which was in 2007.

  • Former international referee