Real Madrid: The Biggest Disappointments of the 2020/2021 season
Real Madrid‘s long 2020/2021 season came to an end in a nail-biting yet disappointing final La Liga matchday with a 2-1 win against Villareal at the Alfredo Di Stefano. Los Blancos needed a win against the Yellow Submarines to have a chance at retaining their league title. However, Atletico Madrid needed to drop points at Valladolid, and unfortunately for the Merengues, Diego Simeone’s men did their job to deny Real Madrid a back-to-back league triumph.
Zinedine Zidane’s men went through many ups and downs throughout the year. In a season riddled with injuries, there were numerous high moments for the team.
Real Madrid made a deep run in the UEFA Champions League by reaching the semi-finals, and they stretched the La Liga race to the very end. Along the way, they went unbeaten against the top half of the table that included a double against Barcelona. Los Blancos also had some fantastic performances in the UCL knockout matches against Atalanta and Liverpool.
This season also saw Eder Militao emerge as a starter for Real Madrid and the introduction of promising young Castilla players like Antonio Blanco, Miguel Gutierrez, Sergio Arribas, and Marvin Park to the first team.