Real Madrid disappointed with star player after Madrid derby – says teammate covered up flaws

Real Madrid ended up suffering in the last 20 minutes of the Madrid derby on Sunday night, conceding in stoppage time to Angel Correa to drop points. The first murmurs of discontent at the club appeared in the media, and not only with Carlo Ancelotti's decisions.

According to AS DiaryThere is some concern about the performance of Aurelien Tchouameni. One of the reasons Los Blancos struggled was the form of Tchouameni, who struggled to hold the center of midfield. The daily note in Madrid that Fede Valverde was often seen covering Tchouameni, or in the place where he was meant to be.

The Uruguayan theoretically played a more attacking role, but he recovered nine balls compared to Tchouameni's five, and was seen at times getting in front of his teammate to stop counter-attacks. Meanwhile Luka Modric arrived 15 minutes before the end, and managed four recoveries, although it was not his game.

“For me, Tchouameni did well, he had presence,” Ancelotti told the press after the game, but there is a feeling that his work has not been at the level it should have been, and it was up to Valverde to mop and stuff.

Ancelotti has generally defended Tchouameni and has rarely left him out of big games, and he has Eduardo Camavinga returning to fitness imminently. Some of the numbers paint a less dramatic picture, however, with three tackles made, four interceptions and a passing accuracy of 89% (56/63). It is true that out of 77 touches, he lost the ball 10 times.