Notably, for the past month, coach Carlo Ancelotti, instead of placing his trust in famous goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, has used the much less famous Andriy Lunin.

The position in the wooden frame is the same, but right above midfielder Militao is also in the same situation as Courtois. Without the blocking force considered to be the most reliable in the past two seasons, in theory Real’s defense must become more fragile.

However, a miracle is happening when Real’s defense line is now even more solid than before. To see more clearly how difficult Real’s defense is to defeat, we should know that the two teams that have conceded the second fewest goals after “White Vultures” in La Liga this season are Atletico and Las Palmas, who have also conceded 13 times. conceded (4 units more than Real).

It also needs to be added that the ratio of 0.6 goals conceded/match is the best achievement that Real has had in a season so far. If this number is maintained until the end of the season, Real will break the record of only receiving 0.66 goals/match in the 2019/20 season under coach Zinedine Zidane.

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is out for a long time due to injury

That was the season Real won La Liga by only allowing the opponent to score a total of 25 goals. In that season, coach Zidane’s team conceded 11 goals after the first 15 rounds, which is 2 more goals than Real currently concedes in the same period.

If only counting the first 15 rounds, the team being led by coach Carlo Ancelotti is actually still not as solid as Real in the 1991/92 season. That year, Real only conceded 8 times after 15 rounds (0.53 goals conceded/match), but by the end of the season their number of goals conceded was up to 32. With a rate of 0.82 goals conceded per match over the whole season, Real The 1991/92 season still did not reach the average number that Real currently has.

It is unclear how many more goals Real will concede in the remainder of the season, but history shows that the La Liga champion is usually the team with the strongest defense. Not to mention far away, just last season Barca won La Liga by only conceding 20 goals (an average of 0.52 goals/match).

The team holding the record for the lowest number of goals conceded in a season is Atletico (18 goals, ratio of 0.47 goals/match) also won the throne in La Liga 2015/16. Meanwhile, the team that shares the record with Atletico is Deportivo, who won second place in La Liga 1993/94, ranking only behind Barca in terms of sub-index.

Real pursues Alaba’s former teammate According to AS newspaper, Real’s Board of Directors is intending to strengthen the defense by recruiting Bayern left-back Alphonso Davies. This Canadian player is under contract with Bayern until the summer of 2025 and the German representative is having difficulty convincing him to sign a new contract. The reason is because Davies is asking for a salary of 15 million euros/year, while Bayern’s Board of Directors believes that this income is unreasonable. In case Davies joins Real, he will have the opportunity to reunite with his former teammate at Bayern, David Alaba.