Without the Champions League, winning the Copa and fighting for the League title becomes imperative, both for the club and for Ancelotti.
There was no miracle in the game against Arsenal. Not even close. Opta gave Madrid a 4% chance—96% went to the other side and in the end, logic triumphed over the impossible.
After a week where “comeback” was said a million times, I have to blush. There was no comeback. No victory. Nothing. Just a stumble that started at the Emirates and ended at the Bernabéu. Now the club is in a state of emergency. And a clear obligation emerges: win the Copa del Rey.
There’s no alternative. It’s match point—for Madrid and for Ancelotti. Because knocking out Barça on April 26, along with staying in the LaLiga fight until the end, is the only lifeline for Carletto. From dreaming of a treble to a full-blown crisis cabinet. That’s how it is—that’s Madrid.
A club that doesn’t do half-measures, where even the European Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup started to feel meaningless once Barça overwhelmed them in Jeddah. A brutal loss (2–5) in Saudi Arabia, followed by missteps in LaLiga.
Just when the 37th league title seemed within reach, the stumbles began: losses to Espanyol (1–0) and Betis (2–1), draws with Atleti (1–1) and Osasuna (1–1). And then the blow from Valencia (1–2). Meanwhile, Barça kept racking up wins—three points at a time. They flipped a seven-point deficit into a four-point lead. Add in the first-leg 0–4, and it was the first crack in a season that, despite two titles, now feels full of doubt. Enditem
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