Defeat in Saturday’s Copa del Rey final means that Real Madrid look unlikely to end the season with a major honour. There was plenty of frustration in their camp after the full time whistle at La Cartuja, but now that the dust has started to settle, self-reflection has become the focus for some.
Federico Valverde has been one of Real Madrid’s best players this season, but he was unable to make a difference against Barcelona. And taking to Instagram, he issued an apology to the club’s supporters, as per MD.
“It happened again. And it will surely happen many more times, because it is the path we are building and it is normal for one to fall after so many kilometres. It saddens me, it makes me angry, helpless. I feel that I failed them. It’s been a complicated year, physically and mentally very hard, but one day I was clear; ‘until my legs don’t give me anymore’. This club deserves nothing less. We will return, we will continue and I will be there leaving everything for the respect that Real Madrid, its people and everything that comes with playing in the most winning team in history.”
Now that the Champions League and Copa del Rey are gone, Real Madrid can only focus on clawing back the four-point deficit to Barcelona in La Liga. They are significant underdogs in the race to win the title with five more matches to go in the season, but with another Clasico taking place in two weeks’ time, there is chances for them to salvage some pride before the summer.
It remains to be seen whether Real Madrid can overhaul Barcelona in the La Liga title race, but with the Catalans still involved in the Champions League, there could be a window of opportunity for Carlo Ancelotti’s side.
Madrid is not trying
Keep praying for them and trust them that they can turn things around before the end of the season with their remaining games left in Laliga
Madrid players are overrated, crybabies and lack talent, skill and morality. Vinius, Mbappe, Bellingham and Rudiger should be banned for 6 months to teach them a lesson that they cannot abuse a referee for 90 minutes nonstop.
I don’t see why Valverde has to blame himself for how Real Madrid played against Barcelona. Amongst all the players who played on that match, there is no player who matched the performance made by Valverde that day, he saved what could have been Barcelona two goals, running from up-top to clear the ball from Barcelona player, which could have resulted into a goal,twice.
Valverde is a machine made in the form of human being, actually i’m sorry for him because his teammates were not bothered by losing to Barcelona.
The other thing is that, he is so unfortunate to play for a team in control of an old man who cherish money more than the team itself and being the only person making decisions . If Real Madrid bought defence players, i could hear Valverde blaming himself because he would have failed to score what could have enabled the team to win.