Real Madrid manager Álvaro Arbeloa is shouldering all the blame for what looks like the club’s first trophyless season in five years—and club president Florentino Pérez is more than happy to use the Spaniard as a scapegoat.
The 15-time European champions reached a low point in 2024–25 after they failed to win a major trophy the season after topping Spain and Europe. Legendary manager Carlo Ancelotti paid the price with his job, and less than 12 months later, history is repeating itself at the Bernabéu.
