stumbling block. The Meringues drew 0-0 at Real Sociedad and lost to Barcelona in the Spanish league.
By: Luis Imana
In an interesting tie, just one goal away, Real Madrid drew 0-0 with Real Sociedad on La Liga matchday 19, a result that has left the merengue-based side struggling to win the title.
Both clubs showed their collective strength, albeit with some mistakes in the final quarter of the field. Despite the talent of those listed Carlo Ancelotti, Vinicius made a mistake in two heads-ups against Remiro while the ‘Txuri-urdines’ put on a solid performance Thibaut Courtois who kept his fence intact.
Although the meringues didn’t get the expected result, the Italian strategist didn’t hesitate to acknowledge the work of his players and felt that they had made every effort to get the 3 points.
“We played very well and deserved to win, the team is improving and growing. We did very well with and without the ball. It was a full game but we didn’t score, we were close. It’s a draw that I’m happy with because the team played very well. It was one of the best games. We were very committed in every respect,” said Ancelotti at a press conference.
With this draw real Madrid It is in second place in the Spanish tournament with 42 points, 5 points away from Barcelona, the current leader of the competition. On the other hand, Real Sociedad occupies the third box with 39 points and has a streak of 7 consecutive games without defeat The league.
With the only slogan of winning so as not to lose sight of the Barça team, the Meringues will give it their all against Valencia at the Santiago Bernabéu on Thursday.