Overview

• The team opened LaLiga with a 1-3 home loss to Rayo Vallecano and a 5-0 collapse at Villarreal, leaving zero points and a -7 goal difference after two matches.
• Míchel apologized for the team’s image, said he did not feel represented by his players, and lamented that the side has not behaved like a team.
• The coach attributed the slump to distraction from the market, arguing too many players are focused on potential moves instead of the immediate fixtures.
• Veteran defender David López urged clarity on commitment, saying those not fully invested should step aside.
• Reporting cites five arrivals—loans for Hugo Rincón, Vitor Reis and Thomas Lemar plus free agents Àlex Moreno and Axel Witsel—an older roster profile (eight of 25 are 32 or older, average age near 28), and unresolved departures still in play.