Real Madrid crushes black

Real Madrid is unrecognizable ... Imperial last season but regularly struggling since the beginning of the current year, the reigning Spanish champion continues in 2018 to be desperate. Saturday, at the 19th day of La Liga, the Merengues fell at home against Villarreal (0-1).

The white handkerchiefs claiming as usual the departure of the coach, when the results do not follow, have not yet been stirred in Santiago-Bernabéu, but Zinedine Zidane undoubtedly expects to see them soon if by chance the French technician fails to quickly straighten the bar. For Saturday night, in a staggering match of the 19th league Liga, Real Madrid has once again bit the dust, this time at home against Villarreal (0-1), being surprised at the very end of the game against a cons concluded by Pablo Fornals (87th). The former number 5 of the White House obviously benefits from its great past as a player, and his season 2016-2017 particularly successful to avoid a dismissal too fast, but the pressure may still be more intense in the coming days...

However, facing the Yellow Submarine, there were some reasons for satisfaction in the ranks of Madrid, with a rather interesting game and great opportunities to shake the nets nets, despite the absence of Karim Benzema, injured. Garet Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo, Isco or Marcelo, all allowed Sergio Asenjo to show off on his goal line. The Merengues have obviously dominated their opponents, but continue to show a lack of creativity, closing too often in offensive combinations telephoned. And when it does not work, as time goes on, we leave the defensive sector a little, even if it means being trapped on a counterpart of a Toni Kroos corner ...

If some still believed in the title of the Real side, it is now right to find, because if FC Barcelona win Sunday at Anoeta, facing the Real Sociedad, Catalans will be no less than 19 points ahead, with a match more on the counter. Worse, Raphaël Varane and his teammates are now gone to have to fight to finish on the podium next spring. In the state, Sevilla FC (6th) could return to accounting height of the title holders, Villarreal is only one point behind, while the Atlético de Madrid and Valencia FC respectively have 7 and 5 units beforehand. There is urgency even for Zinedine Zidane.