On 10 January, the semi-final match of the Spanish Super Cup between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid took place. The game ended with a score of 3:3, and in the extra time, the Royal Club scored twice and won 5:3.
The Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin remained in reserve, while Kepa Arrizabalaga played the entire match in the Real Madrid goal.
Kepa can be safely blamed for two missed goals, or at least one. In the first goal, the Spaniard didn't even jump for the ball, and in the third, he made a bad play on the way out, knocking the ball to Antonio Rüdiger's feet, after which an autogol was awarded to the German defender.
The Real Madrid fans clearly did not like the goalkeeper's performance in the game against Atletico. For the final match of the Super Cup, which will take place on 14 January against Barcelona or Osasuna, the fans demand that Carlo Ancelotti put Lunin in the goal:
Adeleye13673967: "Carlo Ancelotti, you will disgrace yourself if you start Kepa instead of Lunin in the final".
abdallah_Mannir: "I think everything is crystal clear now ????????.. Lunin deserves this place ????"
yhemislim: "Boss, stop this talk, I have eyes and I see clearly. Lunin>>>> Kepa. Lunin is a better passer, if you watched our last home game against Mallorca, he made a pass that even Ancelloti had to applaud. I haven't seen Kepa do that. Lunin has a better reaction and knows how to save penalties."
atrubiog: "Kepa is much worse than Oblak and Lunin right now. Real Madrid played with a goalkeeper who is not suitable for the level of the club. A very weak point".
inconstante: "Do you need to know anything else? Lunin is 10 times better than this guy".
Fran: "Lunin can outperform any top goalkeeper, and this one doesn't even try to seem better. Leave it to Courtois, who has nothing to do with it. Kepa doesn't even have the minimum level required to be a goalkeeper in Madrid or La Liga."
tuebi_: "Ancelotti, please, Andrey Lunin is much better than Kepa! Please, he is for the final!"
darthceti9: "I don't understand why Ancelotti never gives Lunin a chance to start. He deserves it, come on!"
WeEndSarsRehjee: "I've been saying this since the day they decided to buy him, Lunin should be getting those valuable games and experience, not a loan goalkeeper who needs to be sent back."
JEEdward1: "The club needs an image that Kepa is Spanish, so Carlo invited him. But everyone has long been convinced that Lunin is better."
JRUG_17: "It could have happened to anyone, but I think Ancelotti should have changed them both regularly from the start of the season. I think it was very bad to prioritise the loan goalkeeper playing more. I like both of them, but I think we need Lunin for the final."
murilopivo9: "If I watch one more game of Kepa in the starting line-up, I'll go crazy, his mistake today was stupid. Lunin has to start in the final, and that's out of the question."