The Real Madrid team is at its lowest point. Amidst controversy following a violent altercation between Aurélien Tchouaméni and Federico Valverde last week, and in a tense atmosphere in the White House locker room, the Madrid team suffered a 2-0 defeat in the Clasico on Sunday. Adding insult to injury, with the match win, Barcelona is now the champions of Spain, definitively crushing Real Madrid’s slim hopes of winning a trophy this season.
“There is no team spirit. Everyone plays as they please, does what they want, and no one is there to have their teammate’s back,” lamented Samuel Umtiti on the After Foot show after the Liga clash. “Things are not going well in this team. Choices will have to be made and things need to change because they cannot afford to have two trophyless seasons in a row, which is not normal for a team like Real Madrid,” added the consultant and former defender of FC Barcelona.
“There is a foundation to rebuild,” stated the headlines since last Thursday, with speculations about the atmosphere within the Madrid locker room following the leak of an altercation between Aurélien Tchouaméni and Federico Valverde. “I don’t personally know Aurélien, but I know he is very calm. We know that a lot of things happen in a locker room, and that’s normal. But usually, everything stays in the locker room,” explained Samuel Umtiti on the After Foot show. “They’ve lost their way in the game; there is a foundation to rebuild,” concluded the former French national team defender.
Both players issued statements a day apart to explain the situation and put an end to rumors of a fight between them. The Real Madrid team did not impose any sporting sanctions on them, as Aurélien Tchouaméni started in the Clasico on Sunday, but both players received a heavy fine of 500,000 euros each.
Original article published on RMC Sport.
