{"id":497915,"date":"2026-01-17T11:49:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T15:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/mbappe-and-asencio-rescue-real-madrid-on-a-night-marked-by-whistles\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T11:49:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T15:49:19","slug":"mbappe-and-asencio-rescue-real-madrid-on-a-night-marked-by-whistles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/football\/mbappe-and-asencio-rescue-real-madrid-on-a-night-marked-by-whistles\/","title":{"rendered":"Mbapp\u00e9 and Asencio rescue Real Madrid on a night marked by whistles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<strong>MADRID.-<\/strong> Real Madrid defeated Levante 2-0 this Saturday at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u stadium, in a match conditioned by the hostile atmosphere of the stands, which expressed their discontent with loud whistles towards the white team despite the victory.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/futbol\/pantoja-visita-a-delfines-del-este-en-segundo-duelo-de-la-liguilla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">:<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/futbol\/pantoja-visita-a-delfines-del-este-en-segundo-duelo-de-la-liguilla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pantoja visits Delfines del Este in the second match of the playoffs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe goals of the Madrid team came in the second half. The French <strong>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/strong> opened the scoring in the 58th minute after converting a penalty, while <strong>Ra\u00fal Asencio<\/strong> sealed the match eight minutes later with an accurate header for the final 2-0.\n\nThe match was marked by the fans&#8217; reaction, annoyed by the team&#8217;s recent results, which in just eight days lost the Spanish Super Cup final against Barcelona (3-2) and were eliminated in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey against Albacete (3-2). Added to this was the change in the dugout, with &#8220;\u00c1lvaro Arbeloa&#8221; debuting as coach after the departure of &#8220;Xabi Alonso&#8221;.\n\nFrom the pre-match warm-up, with a Bernab\u00e9u still far from full, the first whistles began to be heard, which intensified during the announcement of the starting lineup. <strong>Vin\u00edcius Jr.<\/strong> and <strong>Jude Bellingham<\/strong> were the players most singled out by the stands, receiving constant boos throughout the match.\n\nNot even the start of the match appeased the public&#8217;s discomfort. Without the anthem playing over the public address system, whistles and handkerchiefs reappeared as a sign of disapproval. The club&#8217;s president himself, <strong>Florentino P\u00e9rez<\/strong>, was also the target of some isolated shouts calling for his resignation.\n\nIn contrast, Arbeloa&#8217;s debut on the Bernab\u00e9u bench did not generate a notable reaction among the fans.\n\nDespite the adverse environment, Real Madrid managed to deliver on the scoreboard and add three points that momentarily alleviate the tension, although the public&#8217;s response showed the delicate moment the team is going through at an institutional and sporting level.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MADRID.- Real Madrid defeated Levante 2-0 this Saturday at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u stadium, in a match conditioned by the hostile atmosphere of the stands, which expressed their discontent with loud whistles towards the white team despite the victory. You may be interested in:Pantoja visits Delfines del Este in the second match of the playoffs The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[40943],"tags":[611,40231,41186],"class_list":["post-497915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-football","tag-deultimominuto","tag-dominican-republic","tag-theperiodicodelatruth"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-25wT","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","dum_api":{"author_name":"EFE","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1200px-EFE_logo.svg-96x96.png","categories_name":["Football"],"featured_media_url":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=497915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497915\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=497915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=497915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=497915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}