Florentino Pérez has his bags packed to accompany Vinícius to Paris on Monday to collect his Ballon d'Or. And other awards that Real Madrid hope to receive at the Parisian gala.
That's why the 0-4 in the classic is so inopportune, it will be the topic of debate in the Parisian circles and he will have to give explanations about it.
And the president of Real Madrid is not used to giving explanations for defeats. Only for successes. And the Barça situation has left him shaken.
The president of Real Madrid doesn't understand the poor performance that Mbappé and Bellingham have been offering since the start of the season. They are two of the five best players in the world. And they are not performing as expected of them.
What Florentino Pérez said to the players
And all eyes are on the bench. Also on Florentino Pérex, who has a huge affection for Ancelotti, but is now disappointing him. Far from being a better team than last year, Real Madrid has gone downhill.
It is clear that Real Madrid are missing out on Toni Kroos, but it is unacceptable, as the president believes that Mbappé and Bellingham seem like average footballers compared to Hansi Flick's teenagers.
Last night he went down to the dressing room after the match and showed his tremendous disappointment to the players. "We were not good," he told them, according to Defensa Central.
And he urged them to start a comeback against Valencia next Saturday, November 2, which will allow them to reduce the six-point gap that Flick's Barça already has.