Despite the fact that Madrid's "Real" experienced their first defeat of the season this week, the Spanish media continue to talk about the crisis of the "Whites". Madrid's "Real" started their performance in the UEFA Champions League with a very painful failure. The Madrid footballers were unable to take control of the game in Paris and suffered a 0-3 defeat. The "Whites" did not make a single shot on goal against PSG, and the defense completely failed to handle Angel Di Maria, but the biggest concern for the Madrid media is the midfield. In Paris, Zinedine Zidane played in the midfield with Toni Kroos and Casemiro as pivots, with attacking midfielder James Rodriguez in front of them. This was all the safe precautions both in the midfield and on the bench. Luka Modric, Isco, and Federico Valverde are out of the lineup due to injuries, so Zidane has no other choice in that position. Nevertheless, the coach put himself in this situation - having hunted Paul Pogba all summer, he knew the chances of acquiring him were minimal, and he rejected other safeties such as Christian Eriksen or Donny van de Beek. Zidane also decided to let Marcos Llorente and Dani Ceballos leave in the summer and kept all the old ones in the same position. The safety problem was already discussed last season - Modric is already 34, and Kroos is far from his best form. Casemiro has no competition in the defensive midfield position - last season, the shining M. Llorente under Santiago Solari was pushed out of the starting position as soon as the Frenchman returned. The front page of the Madrid daily newspaper AS is striking, showing table football with no "plastic figures" in the midfield. The main headline reads: "No midfield". The newspaper "Marca" focuses on Zinedine Zidane and the decreasing trust in him. For example, a survey on the newspaper's website with about 200,000 participants showed that the defense and safety line also cause the most concern for the "Real" team. During the match with PSG, almost all goals were scored by the opponents finding plenty of space both in and out of the penalty area. In the first episode, A. Di Maria, unmarked, entered the penalty area and directed the ball into the goal with one touch. In the second goal, there was already space left for the Argentine near the penalty areas. At the end of the match, PSG scored the third goal, which best reflects the complete lack of communication in the safety and defensive lines.
