The waters are troubled at the Santiago Bernabéu. The arrival of Álvaro Arbeloa following the dismissal of Xabi Alonso as Real Madrid manager has not calmed the mood among the club's supporters. Quite the contrary. The embarrassing defeat against Albacete in the Copa del Rey and the performance against Levante have left even more doubts.

Arbeloa's Real Madrid now faces three crucial matches, as they take on Monaco and Benfica in the Champions League, needing to win both to reach the round of 16; in La Liga, they visit Villarreal with the pressure of not being able to drop points in the race for the title.

Whistles against Florentino, Vinicius and Bellingham

The tense situation reached its climax in the match against Levante, which Real Madrid won thanks to a highly dubious penalty converted by Mbappe. When the line-ups were announced over the loudspeaker, the crowd booed players such as Vinicius and Bellingham to show their dissatisfaction with their performance.

But it didn't stop there. For the first time since Florentino Pérez became president of Real Madrid, the fans called for his resignation with a chant that was heard loud and clear: ‘Florentino, resign’. The fans are very angry about the team's performance this season and made this clear several times during the match.

At the press conference, Álvaro Arbeloa was asked about the crowd's protests against the president. His position was clear, closing ranks behind his boss: ‘I know where the boos are coming from, these campaigns are not from people who don't like Florentino, but from people who don't like Madrid.’ Tempers are running high at Chamartín and we will have to wait and see what Real Madrid's next results are.