Bartra stopped Mbappé twice in one night
Your team could not buy a goal against Betis. Marc Bartra cleared one off the line with Mbappé inches from a tap-in, then kept out a stoppage-time penalty (3). Real Betis won it 1–0, your first league loss of the season last Friday.
Diomande waits as Mastantuono owns the role
€125m and still no first start. Diomande, 19, is Real Madrid's most expensive signing ever and the deal can reach €140m with add-ons paid to Leipzig (2). Mastantuono has the place right now, and the record signing starts on the bench.
Back to work for Rayo
The squad is already training for Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, matchday five of La Liga (1). You beat Inter 2–1 in the Champions League on Tuesday, so the response to the Betis defeat starts at the Bernabéu.
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Mijatovic: people are restless
Mijatovic sees the problem and says there is no point crying about it. "Real Madrid can improve, but people are riled up and protesting. And that will continue until the team shows something different" (4).
Galatasaray watching Camavinga
Galatasaray have started their January planning and are tracking Eduardo Camavinga, the 23-year-old midfielder, with a move ready for the winter window (5).
Fan reactions
The Betis defeat has the sub in a defensive mood. One thread reads like a plea against what the poster calls hidden haters disguised as critics, downplaying positives while pretending to give criticism. The original BBC trio post is where the nostalgia lives, but the mood is sharper than usual after last week.
