Santiago Solari's spell as full-time Real Madrid coach got off to a desperate start as Eibar secured a fully deserved 3-0 win on Saturday.
2018/2019 La Liga
3-0
Match Report
Real Madrid succumbed to a stunning 3-0 defeat at Eibar as Santiago Solari's reign as permanent head coach got off to a torrid start on Saturday.
Having taken over from the sacked Julen Lopetegui following the 5-1 Clasico drubbing at the hands of Barcelona, Solari showed early promise with four wins from four in his interim tenure.
That run was enough to earn the former Madrid midfielder a deal through to June 2021, but his fortunes will have to improve drastically if he is to have any hope of remaining in the Santiago Bernabeu hotseat until then.
Gonzalo Escalante's scrappy opener saw Madrid fall behind for the first time under Solari, and the writing was on the wall with quickfire goals early in the second period through Sergi Enrich and Kike.
Match Events
3' CLOSE! Kike's shot off the post
OFF THE POST! Sensational start from Eibar and they are inches away from taking the lead! After moving the ball around well, Kike takes a touch before firing a dipping shot from distance that clattered back off the frame of the goal.
11' CHANCE! Benzema's shot blocked off the line
OFF THE LINE! Real Madrid come close to opening the scoring as Asensio surges past Pena and cuts a pass back to Benzema into the middle. He takes a touch before stabbing an effort at goal that rolls past Riesgo but Cote is on hand to clear the ball away.
16'GOAL! Eibar 1-0 Real Madrid (Escalante)
GOAL! Eibar hit Real Madrid on the counter and Cucurella cuts a pass back across goal to Kike. His poke at goal is saved well by Courtois but Escalante bundles the loose ball home. There's a long delay for a VAR check but a goal is eventually awarded.
52'GOAL! Eibar 2-0 Real Madrid (Enrich)
GOOOOOAL! 2-0 Eibar! Kroos plays a cross-field pass over the top of his own defence to Odriozola and Cucurella quickly steals possession, then feeding the ball to Enrich who takes one touch before firing an attempt past Courtois that bounces in off the post.
57'GOAL! Eibar 3-0 Real Madrid (Kike)
GOOOOOOAL! 3-0 Eibar! Unbelievable! Cucurella is again involved as he plays a dangerous cross into the middle that Enrich pokes towards Kike, who taps home into the empty net.
Line-ups
Eibar XI: Ramis, Orellana, Kike, J.Ángel, S.Enrich, Asier Riesgo, Oliveira, Escalante, R.Peña, Jordán, Marc Cucurella
Subs: C.Dias , De Blasis, Sergio Álvarez, Bigas, Pere Milla, Markel Areitio, Marc Cardona
Real Madrid XI: Sergio Ramos, L. Modrić, Benzema, Bale, T. Kroos, Marcelo, T. Courtois, R. Varane, Álvaro Odriozola, Marco Asensio, Ceballos
Subs: Kiko Casilla, Isco, Daniel Carvajal, Lucas Vázquez, Javi Sánchez, Valverde, Vinícius Júnior