Real Madrid Marks 3 Matches Without A Win Against Espanyol, It's A Crisis

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti (Twitter @realmadriden)

JAKARTA - The alarm sounded at Real Madrid after in eight days Carlo Ancelotti's side suffered two defeats and one draw.

After beating Real Mallorca 6-1, Los Blancos drew 0-0 with Villarreal, lost 1-2 at home to Sherriff Tiraspol in the Champions League and lost again 1-2 to Espanyol in La Liga last night.

Three games without a win equals a crisis at Real Madrid, and Ancelotti must find a solution quickly.

Los Blancos' goals dried up dramatically, with Karim Benzema the only player looking to score. Their defense also looks very shaky, having conceded two goals in each of their last two outings.

We weren't able to pick up points against Espanyol.#EspanyolRealMadrid

— Real Madrid CF (@realmadriden) October 3, 2021

The back line has been heavily affected by injuries to the full-backs. Although Ancelotti was adamant that David Alaba would play at centre-back, he was moved to left-back against Espanyol following Miguel Gutierrez's unconvincing performance in the Champions League.

The system change to 4-4-2 also did not go well in the first half, where Eden Hazard also had to settle for starting the match from the bench.

According to MARCA, Real Madrid have dropped seven points in eight league games and lost top spot in their Champions League group. Yes, they are still top of La Liga, but the points are the same as Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad, 17.

Ancelotti himself did not like the international break, and it came at an inopportune time. At a time when his team is struggling to get the best out of it, an international is coming this week.

The South American players on duty to defend their country practically did not return to the club until October 15 so Real Madrid's match against Athletic Club was postponed and will be played at a later date.

This means Los Blancos will be off for 18 days, with their first game after the international break against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on 19 October.

Ancelotti will work very hard to think of solutions to his defensive and attacking problems during that time.

There were also minor El Clasico problems after the international break. A match that could see Barcelona top the La Liga table, assuming they beat Valencia first.