Overview
- Chants of “Florentino, resign” broke out in the fifth minute at the Santiago Bernabéu, with a sustained whistle directed at the club president.
- Players were loudly booed during warmups and introductions, with Vinícius, Jude Bellingham, and Federico Valverde singled out by sections of the crowd.
- Banners critical of Pérez appeared the night before on Madrid overpasses, citing failures from the Superliga push to the recent Supercopa and Copa del Rey setbacks.
- Álvaro Arbeloa led the team at the Bernabéu under scrutiny, with prior reporting that some players distrust him due to his perceived closeness to the president.
- The unrest comes after the Supercopa loss, a Copa del Rey elimination by Albacete, and reports that several senior players have direct lines to Pérez to express discontent.