Real Madrid reconciles with football with a goal fest against Monaco

1. A difficult week and atmosphere at the Bernabéu
2. Mbappé strikes early and Real Madrid dominates
3. Vinicius and Bellingham, goals and gestures
4. Arbeloa, media spotlight and Champions League and league goals

Goal fests heal and cure wounds. That's what could be said about the six goals that Real Madrid scored against Monaco after one of the most complicated weeks in recent years. The dismissal of Xabi Alonso, the arrival of Álvaro Arbeloa and the Albacetazo in the Copa del Rey led the fans to boo them loudly against Levante, despite the victory.

A difficult week and atmosphere at the Bernabéu

In the Champions League, where the crowd tends to be less football-minded and more tourist-minded, the booing did not materialise. Firstly, because of the emotional minute's silence for the victims of the Adamuz train accident and, secondly, because it was necessary to assess what these players were capable of against a Champions League-level team that was supposed to play good football.

The fear dissipated just five minutes after the start when Mbappé scored the first goal and when, after half an hour, he had already scored the second. Monaco drowned in midfield, unable to get the ball to Balogun or Ansu Fati. That's how it was at half-time, with an active Real Madrid eager to play football and reconcile with their fans under the watchful eye of Arbeloa.

Mbappé strikes early and Real Madrid dominates

In the second half, there were five more goals. Among Real Madrid's four, those by Vinicius and Bellingham stand out. The Brazilian played with Carlo Ancelotti watching him from the stands as he prepared for next summer's World Cup. Bellingham did so with the weight of the videos showing him enjoying Madrid's nightlife a little too much.

Vinicius scored a great goal into the top corner but did not want to celebrate with the crowd. The boos from recent games are still in his head and he knows that the fans blame him for Alonso's departure. In the case of Bellingham, his goal celebration was much worse. The Englishman put his hands to his mouth as if he were drinking, in a clear reference to the comments made in recent days. The player spoke of a joke with the fans, and Arbeloa claimed not to have seen anything from the bench when asked about the gesture. The anger of great players when the Bernabéu points the finger at them is as old as the club itself, but if it is not managed well, it can end up in a toxic relationship.

Vinicius and Bellingham, goals and gestures

Mastantuono also scored his goal to show that he is back after his injury, and the team, in general, raised the bar, as it has already demonstrated this season. When they want to, they can, and that's what they showed Alonso, but they didn't want to, and the project fell apart.

Arbeloa is an apprentice of Mourinho in the press room. Always with a flare in his mouth to start a fire. Lately, he has decided to call those who criticise Florentino Pérez anti-Madridistas and to take a few swipes at journalists. That type of coach sounds like music to the president's ears, guys who see all the ghosts he sees and who play along with him every three days in front of the world's press.

Arbeloa, media spotlight and Champions League and league goals

Three points and a place in the Top 8 secured, giving them a whole month to prepare for the next phase of the Champions League and an exciting league final that Barça has handed them on a plate.

Vinicuis and Bellingham scored, but they did not heal the wound with the fans.