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Real Madrid succumbed to a stunning 3-0 defeat at Eibar while the reign of Santiago Solari as the permanent head coach took a torrid start on Saturday.
After taking over from sacked Julen Lopetegui following Clasico's 5-1 defeat at the hands of Barcelona, Solari has shown promise with four wins out of four in his interim mandate.
This round was enough to win a contract at the former Madrid midfielder until June 2021, but his fortune will have to improve considerably if he wants to stay in the green light from Santiago Bernabeu from here.
The first match of Gonzalo Escalante allowed Madrid to fall for the first time behind Solari. The goals were tight with quick goals early in the second period thanks to Sergi Enrich and Kike.
The shocking defeat lasted 48 hours for the club, which issued a statement Friday refuting Der Spiegel's accusations that captain Sergio Ramos violated anti-doping rules twice.
Ramos and the rest of the baseline were quickly put under pressure, Thibaut Courtois performing a great miracle to tip the recovery of Kike on a 30-yard shot on the post, before Côte refuses to Karim Benzema.
After 15 minutes of frantic action, Eibar unlocks the stalemate when Barca's Marc Cucurella player leaps to the left side and leads the ball to Kike's center. Courtois brilliantly resisted his attempt, but Escalante managed to get the ball home from inside the penalty area.
And soon after the recovery, the misfortune of the champions of Europe is aggravated.
Toni Kroos made a bad pass in defense to Alvaro Odriozola, who missed the ball, which allowed Cucurella to fly and give Enrich the goal for a finish in the left post.
Five minutes later, the match was definitely overtaken by a desperate Madrid. Cucurella struck in a low center for Enrich and ran perfectly for Kike to tap into an empty five-yard net to seal Eibar's first victory over his illustrious country. opponents.
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What does it mean? Solari under the pump immediately
For the new head coach, things could hardly have gotten worse. An isolated defeat is far from disastrous, but the nature of such a loss was worrying. The Barca leaders could have seven points ahead of Madrid by the end of Saturday.
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Escalante, Enrich and Kike scored the goals, but Cucurella was the real star. Loaned by fierce rivals Madrid, he tormented the right side of the Los Blancos defense and contributed to all three goals.
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Often under Lopetegui, Madrid seemed devoid of inspiration. In the four games waiting for Solari, there were signs of improvement, but this surrender was a big step backwards. Bernabeu's board may wonder whether he trusted the good man.
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– Eibar won his first LaLiga match against Real Madrid, Barcelona or Atletico Madrid after 26 games against these teams (W1 D3 L22).
– Madrid had only three shots against Eibar, their lowest total in away games in all competitions in 2018.
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– Eibar won his first LaLiga match against Real Madrid, Barcelona or Atletico Madrid after 26 games against these teams (W1 D3 L22).
– Madrid had only three shots against Eibar, their lowest total in away games in all competitions in 2018.
– Thibaut Courtois conceded 18 goals in 11 league games for Real Madrid (1.64 on average); the Belgian conceded 94 goals in 111 league matches for Atletico in the competition (0.85 on average).
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Madrid will try to rebound and secure its progression in the Champions League after Tuesday's trip to Rome, while Eibar will visit Rayo Vallecano, struggling on Friday.
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