Dani Carvajal, a Real Madrid veteran, was seen apologising to the fans on Tuesday night after his team struggled to deal with Stuttgart’s attack during their Champions League debut. It had a joyful conclusion, undoubtedly, but the Santiago Bernabeu has been growing increasingly frustrated lately.

Carvajal was captaining against Germany while Luka Modric was on the bench. He was also used as a centre-back, with Lucas Vazquez replacing Eder Militao. The Brazilian came on in the second half, but was recovering from a knock.

During the second half, as Stuttgart surged on after their equalizer, the Bernabeu whistled loudly in the 74th minute. As filmed by the Movistar+ cameras, Carvajal was seen holding his palms up to the audience in remorse for their performance.

After the game, Carlo Ancelotti, Thibaut Courtois, and Jude Bellingham admitted that they struggled at times to handle with Stuttgart’s ball control. Los Blancos were already whistled during their home encounters against Real Betis and Real Valladolid, though they were only a handful compared to the relatively strong response on Tuesday.