With 60 injuries per season, a coach is useless

A coach is of no use if Madrid does not take the injury problem seriously first. You can now sit on the bench Guardiola, Klopp or Mourinhothat with 60 injuries per season it is impossible to win a title. The figure is frightening and reflects a problem of extraordinary dimensions: 119 injuries in the last two years. Mendy, unable to play three games in a row, was the last to fall again and put the challenge facing the white club on the table. An urgent change is urgently needed in the first team’s medical department if Madrid wants to compete for all the titles again.

Mendy’s injury in the first half did not bode well, but Madrid rose in the second half to delay Barça’s surge and avoid the corridor at the Camp Nou. In an exercise in bullfighting shame led by Vinicius, Madrid added three points that at least give the Clásico a little spice. Just as Madrid conspired to avoid the corridor, they will now try to stop Barcelona from celebrating the title in their face.

Vinicius resists defeat

It hasn’t been his best season, but at least he’s showing his face now that everything is lost. He scored against Betis a week ago and against Espanyol he scored a double to give Real Madrid the three points. His two great goals in Cornellà reminded us of the best version of the Brazilian, who made it clear that he did not want to make way for Barça.

Espanyol’s streak is scary

Revelation team until December, going downhill and without brakes to Second. Espanyol’s streak is more than worrying. Without a victory in all of 2026, the day can end three points from relegation. And when a team reaches the final stretch of the season with the arrow down…

Good minutes from Gonzalo

Arbeloa gave him minutes, which is news. And the boy responded with a good performance. Assist to Vinicius at 0-1 and maximum dedication during the half hour he was on the pitch. Gonzalo probably deserved more in these last months of the season, but any coach would have done the same with Vinicius and Mbappé in the attack. How difficult it is to take away from them, even if they deserve it. There, Gonzalo clearly lost.

Gil Manzano was lost

It had no influence on the result, but it is difficult to direct a match worse. Gil Manzano was horrible throughout the entire match, making incomprehensible errors in seemingly very simple plays. His red card to Omar El Hilali, well corrected by the VAR, sums up his game. Clueless, misguided… He stopped being one of the best a long time ago.

Something also happens with Carreras

Mendy broke and Fran García came out, who played quite well, by the way. But the cameras focused on Carreras, who stayed on the bench the entire game. The full-back is another of the players who seems not to have hit it off with Arbeloa, who has left him on the bench more times than expected. Happy with Xabi Alonso, he is another of the players who has lowered his performance with the change of coach.