Real Madrid lost miserably because of laziness in running

Real Madrid have run fewer minutes than their opponents in every Champions League game this season.

In the two legs of the quarter-final, Real Madrid ran a total of 208.7km, compared to Arsenal's 229.9km - meaning the Spanish side ran 21.2km less than their opponents. Jude Bellingham once compared running 14km less than their opponents to playing a game with one player less, and the numbers were even more apparent after the second leg at the Bernabeu.

In the match that took place in the early morning of April 17, Real Madrid traveled 107.5 km, while the entire Arsenal team traveled a total of 116 km, a difference of 9.5 km. This statistic is noteworthy because Real Madrid ran the least among the 8 teams playing in the Champions League quarterfinals.

This difference in physical strength and tactics partly explains Real Madrid's defeat to Arsenal, and also raises questions about the team's ability to maintain intensity in big matches.

Ancelotti's man management, which relies on dressing room harmony and pleasing his stars, is seen as part of the reason why Real Madrid's entire team ran less. The low distance covered by "Los Blancos" in the match was mainly due to Mbappe and Vinicius being lazy to drop back to support the defense.

The entire Real Madrid team ran a total of 208.7 km after two quarter-final matches, far behind leaders Bayern Munich (243.4 km), Inter Milan (236.1 km), Borussia Dortmund (237.3 km). Clearly, in modern football, where intensity and speed have become key factors for success, Real's running less than their opponents puts them at a huge disadvantage.

No quarter-final tie saw a team run 21km less than their opponent over the two legs. And Real Madrid were also the team that suffered the heaviest defeat in the quarter-finals, losing 1-5 on aggregate. This statistic reinforces the theory that some Real Madrid players lack commitment or that the defensive system lacks cohesion.

Every angle of Saka's goal against Real In the early morning of April 17, Arsenal defeated Real 2-1 in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at Bernabeu, including a beautiful goal by Saka.

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