In the 17th match of the season, Los Blancos were beaten by RB Leipzig, after 14 wins and two draws up until that point. It was also the first time that Real ...
The defeat was going to come sooner or later. It was also the first time that Real Madrid have conceded more than one goal in a match this season. “Sometimes, no doubt, you learn more from a loss than from ten wins in a row. I am not annoyed, it’s a defeat, it bothers us, but it’s a defeat that doesn’t hurt us much, we have another chance [to secure top spot]. The key has been those two goals from set pieces. Although clean sheets have been few and far between it was the scale of the task that proved too big for them in Germany.
Real Madrid are only two years old but they've knocked Manchester City out of the UEFA Women's Champions League twice and gave Barcelona a stern test at ...
It’s a statement that sums up where Real are at this point. That’s to be expected, of course, when a team is only two years old. In fact, she netted four of Las Blancas’ six goals on their way to the group stages.Getty/GOAL It helped the team win 12 of their last 15 games to finish third. "They are one of the strongest teams in the league and, with the signings they have made, I would go as far as to say that they are also one of the strongest in Europe," he said.Getty/GOAL It almost cost the club a place in this season’s Champions League, too, with Madrid languishing in 10th place in the table at the time.