Real Madrid Loses 3-0 to Eibar in Santiago Solari’s First Loss as Manager

Santiago Solari. Photo by PM/REX/Shutterstock

Santiago Solari suffered his first loss as Real Madrid’s manager on Saturday as Eibar won their first ever game at the Bernabeu 3-0.

The Argentine replaced Coach Julen Lopetegui after a poor run that ended in a 5-1 nil over rivals Barcelona earlier in the season. Solari quickly turned the tire at Madrid, helping the team fire 15 goals against four to win his first four games as the club’s manager.

All that changed on Saturday when seventh-placed Eibar fired three goals past the 13-time UEFA Champions League winners. Gonzalo Escalante scored the first goal in the 16th minute. Madrid fought back but failed to find an equalizer after several attempts.

Eibar continued their dominance in the second half, scoring two quick goals in the 52nd and 57th minutes thanks to Sergi Enrich and Kike. After that moment, Real looked like a shadow of the giant club they are, finding themselves defending attacks from Eibar for the rest of the game.

Both Luka Modric and Gareth Bale tested Eibar’s goalkeeper with a few shots but in all cases, Asier Riesgo stopped them. As the game closed to an end, Madrid almost conceded a fourth goal after Fabian Orellana shot past Dani Cebbalos to reach keeper Courtois who turned the ball wide.