bdmetronews desk॥ At the Camp Nou it was the real deal — on Wednesday it was in real trouble. Real Madrid, the most successful club in the history of the competition, suffered a hugely embarrassing 2-0 defeat at German side Wolfsburg in the first leg of its Champions League quarterfinal tie.
Wolfsburg, which hadn’t won a game since qualifying for the last eight, shocked its illustrious opponent with a high octane performance full of heart, desire and no shortage of quality.
On Saturday, Real’s players grouped together in the Camp Nou locker room to celebrate with what has now become the almost obligatory team photograph.
Fresh from defeating Barcelona, its arch rival and ending the 39-match unbeaten streak which has seemingly catapulted the Catalan club towards another La Liga title.
But in a game in which it was huge favorites not only to progress but to do so with ease, it came unstuck.
“I’m not happy with how the game went — especially the first half,” Real coach Zinedine Zidane told the tournament’s website.
“That’s football, that’s how difficult it is. That’s what happens when you don’t play with intensity from the start.
“We have to rest and think about the return leg because we still have the chance to change everything.”
Real, 10- time winners, was beaten by a Wolfsburg side which had never previously managed to qualify for the last eight of the competition.
Two first half goals by Ricardo Rodriguez and Maximilian Arnold condemned Real to defeat and leaves it with a difficult, although not impossible task, to qualify for the last four of the competition.
Zidane had led his side to six successive victories going into this game and yet he could only watch on from the sidelines as his plans fell apart.
