<br><div> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">Tough night for <strong>Spain </strong>node <strong>Champions League</strong>except the <strong>Barca</strong>that this Wednesday <strong>put on a show, managing to recover against Copenhagen</strong> and entering the Top 8 with a good victory (4-1). They weren't as lucky <strong>Atlético Madrid</strong>who lost to Bodo Glimt by 1-2, nor the <strong>Athletic Club</strong>which fell to Sporting 2-3. Nor, of course, does the <strong>Real Madrid</strong>.</p> <span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-md irr-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit irr"> </span></span><span class="content-html"><span class="intext-md hidden-xs hidden-md"> </span></span></span><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">Those of <strong>Álvaro Arbeloa </strong>They took the brunt of the night. Real Madrid suffered this Wednesday <strong>a big defeat against Benfica (4-2)</strong>. A hard blow that comes at a delicate moment for the team, of transition, as a few weeks ago Arbeloa replaced <strong>Xabi Alonso </strong>to try to redirect a dynamic that has been dragging on throughout the season.</p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs irr-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit irr"> </span></span><span class="content-html"><span class="intext-xs hidden-xs hidden-md"/></span></span> <figure class="composite-image image-container " data-gtm-element-container="button-gallery"> <div class="picture-wrapper"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 638px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_desktop_filter/uploads/2026/01/28/697a85cc01dab.jpeg" width="544" height="363"> <source media="(min-width: 480px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_intermediate_filter/uploads/2026/01/28/697a85cc01dab.jpeg" width="607" height="405"> </source></source></picture><span class="visible-md inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span><span class="visible-xs inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span> </div> <figcaption class="figure-caption"> <p class="caption-title ">Andreas Schjelderup and Kylian Mbappé.</p> <span class="caption-author ">MIGUEL A. LOPES / EFE</span> </figcaption> </figure> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">As expected, since '<strong>The Jugones Chiringuito</strong>' They commented afterwards all day and <strong>José Pedrerol </strong>The program began with its usual editorial, in which there were two clear protagonists: Barça, <strong>for whom he only had good words </strong>after the result achieved, and Real Madrid.</p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">One word was enough to describe what happened in Lisbon: “Ridiculous”. “<strong>What a ridiculous move by Real Madrid in Lisbon. The question now is who is to blame?</strong>to. Arbeloa? Chick? The players? The one that is no longer there...? How good Mourinho is”, said the presenter at the beginning of the program.</p> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">Later, Pedrerol again referred to the white defeat. “Madrid, outside the Top 8. <strong>That Mourinho saying to the goalkeeper, in the 97th minute, 'let's finish'. and great goal</strong>. Benfica is still in Europe; “Madrid outside the Top 8”, he commented then, giving special emphasis to the work of the Benfica coach and former Real Madrid coach and<strong> issuing a warning</strong> about it.</p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span> <figure class="composite-image image-container " data-gtm-element-container="button-gallery"> <div class="picture-wrapper"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 638px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_desktop_filter/uploads/2026/01/29/697b0f4e0364f.png" width="544" height="302"> <source media="(min-width: 480px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_intermediate_filter/uploads/2026/01/29/697b0f4e0364f.png" width="607" height="338"> <img data-full-src="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/uploads/2026/01/29/697b0f4e0364f.png" alt="Josep Pedrerol, in 'El Chiringuito de Jugones'." width="449" height="250" src="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_mobile_filter/uploads/2026/01/29/697b0f4e0364f.png" class="lazy"/> </source></source></picture><span class="visible-md inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span><span class="visible-xs inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span> </div> <figcaption class="figure-caption"> <p class="caption-title ">Josep Pedrerol, in 'El Chiringuito de Jugones'.</p> <span class="caption-author ">Mega</span> </figcaption> </figure> <span class="content-related content-border related-double " data-gtm-element-container="modulo-noticias-relacionadas"> <span class="module-supra-title"> <span>Also read</span></span> <span class="related-double-module-container "> </span><span class="related-double-module-container "> </span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">“It’s not worth saying that Mourinho is very good, right. <strong>Those of you who killed him when he was here, it's not worth jumping on the bandwagon, huh. Those of you who said that Mourinho was the worst for Madrid, there is no point in saying now that he is very good</strong>. We said it very well and some of us say so”, he stated.</p> </div><script type="script/gg"> gg.didomi.doWhenConsent(!window.didomiBypass, 'c:facebooka-frU9M5JY', function () { console.log('facebook-ad-def'); !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0'; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script', 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '682047071976590'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); }); </script>