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Real Madrid suffered a shock Champions League defeat to Lille on Wednesday night, and Carlo Ancelotti has identified one player as his side’s weakest link.
Los Blancos were beaten 1-0 by Lille after Jonathan David’s 48th-minute penalty.
It wasn’t his team’s best night at the office and Ancelotti was understandably unhappy with Madrid’s poor performance.
“Lille was better and deserved to win. We were mean and slow tonight.” the Italian told reporters after the match, he was quoted as saying Fabrizio Romano.
“We didn’t create, possession was slow, without ideas. We were bad in every aspect.”
While the entire squad must stand up and take responsibility for what was an out-of-character display, one player’s abysmal display stood out more than others.
Carlo Ancelotti expects Real Madrid to sell Ferland Mendy
Left-back Ferland Mendy was tormented all night by Lille’s Edon Zhegrova.
The 29-year-old experienced such a complicated first half that Ancelotti took him off at half-time for Fran Garcia.
And seconds Central Defensethe coach of Real Madrid is tired of the performances of the Frenchman and would prefer him to move.
Alphonso Davies on the substitutes list
Mendy recently signed a deal until 2027, so he is under no pressure to leave the Spanish capital.
However, with Ancelotti pushing Florentino Perez to sign Alphonso Davies from Bayern Munich, it looks like Mendy’s days as a regular starter are numbered.
Since the start of the season, Mendy, despite starting all six of Madrid’s La Liga games so far, has failed to register a single goal or assist.
Davies, on the other hand, continues to impress in Germany. The 23-year-old will be out of contract at the Allianz at the end of the season and, showing no signs of committing to a new deal, looks set to head to Madrid to link up with Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe. .
