Los Blancos surrendered both their La Liga and Champions League crowns in what turned out to be Carlo Ancelotti's final season in charge
Real Madrid were supposed to win everything when they signed Kylian Mbappe last summer. The treble calls were pretty much ubiquitous, and with Carlo Ancelotti at the helm, there was no reason to believe that Los Blancos wouldn't kick on from their Liga-Champions League double in 2023-24.
Nine months on, and all of those predictions look a bit silly. Madrid were good at times this past season, but spent most of the year struggling through injuries and failing to find the right balance. The end result was a trophy-less campaign that featured a feeble title defence, embarrassing European exit and ended with the departure of Ancelotti.
Mbappe largely held up his side of the bargain, bagging 43 goals in all competitions, but outside of the marquee summer signing, it proved to be a disappointing campaign for a number of top-quality individuals.
GOAL rates and ranks every Real Madrid player on the back of a forgettable 2024-25 campaign…
Getty Images Sport24Jacobo Ramon – N/A
A couple of panic starts in La Liga and a Copa del Rey appearance punctuated a season that was really supposed to be spent in the reserves. The best compliment that can be paid to Ramon is that he never really stood out – nor made any mistakes. A word for his late winner against Mallorca; a signature moment in a season otherwise lacking in them.
AdvertisementGetty Images Sport23Jesus Vallejo – N/A
A few scattered appearances at the end of the season for Madrid's forgotten man, who proved that good things come to those who elect to pick up a bloody massive pay check to sit around on the bench at the Bernabeu…
AFP22Dani Carvajal – N/A
Carvajal looked good in the early goings as he looked to build on a career season that saw him finish fourth in the Ballon d'Or voting. However, a horrific knee injury suffered in October derailed his campaign, and he will hope to be back to his best next year as he aims to hold off increased competition from Trent Alexander-Arnold.
(C)Getty Images21Lucas Vazquez – 4/10
Poor Lucas! After both Carvajal and Eder Miliato suffered terrible knee injuries, Vazquez had to step up. And while his effort is never lacking, Vazquez became the undeniable weak link in an already pretty poor defence, and had lost his spot to Federico Valverde by February.
A couple of miserable Clasico showings, in particular, will go down in memory for the wrong reasons. He will leave the club at season's end, and it seems like the right time to move on.