Real Madrid’s resilience keeps the team alive in an edition of the Champions League that sows fear in the greats
The new format of the Champions has put into practice the capacity that the real Madrid of overcome completely unknown difficulties in their fetish competition. The defeats against Lille, AC Milan and Liverpool caused the alarm light to go on regarding the possibility that the white club would not survive the league phase. However, a team like Real Madrid, hardened in a thousand battles, has known how face setbacks which has been found during its journey in a new edition completely unknown to all the European teams that make up this Champions League. The first match ball It took place in Bergamo. After the final whistle, Ancelotti breathed a sigh of relief after the scare that Retegui gave him in the 94th minute. Real Madrid got something more valuable than the three points from their match against Atalantathe confidence to face a final phase with the certainty that the situation was going to be resolved. After the defeat against Liverpool, The future looked very dark for the Madrid team.. Two games and six points later, the real Madrid has already secured its qualification for the qualifying round of the round of 16 and who knows if, if it achieves victory against Brest On the last day, a series of cabals may occur that put the team among the first eight. The chances of that happening are very remote, but Real Madrid has shown on numerous occasions that He doesn’t understand probabilities and statistics.. In memory is still the data that UEFA released in the semi-final second leg match between Real Madrid and Manchester City with the percentage of qualification options in the 89th minute of the match: 99% for the English team, 1% for the whites. The outcome? Ancelotti’s men ended up lifting the Champions League in Saint-Denis. Rush all options According to the RAE, resilience It is the ability of a living being to adapt to a disturbing agent or an adverse state or situation. In a completely unknown scenario – the real Madrid They have never been eliminated in the group stage of the Champions League in the 31 editions they have participated. The players took a step forward and with their vindication towards the figure of their coachhave reversed an unfavorable context. “We have already lost two games… I don’t know if we can reach the top eight, but we are going to try,” said Ancelotti in the press conference prior to the match against Liverpool in Anfieldwhere Madrid subsequently fell 2-0. Two months later, the Italian prefers to be cautious about what may happen: “There is not much to do or think. We have to win at Brest and see how we stay in the standings.” In terms of numbers, only one point separates Real Madrid from Bayer Leverkusen (eighth place). However, in terms of equipment there are seven ahead his: Bayern Munich; Borussia Dortmund Brest; Lille; Feyenoord AS Monaco and Aston Villa. In its favor is that only Liverpool and Barça have certified their classification. Therefore, there is six seats remaining for fourteen teams. Vinicius, Mbappé and Rodrygo celebrate a goal with Real Madrid EFE The white team has regained its momentum and is on the way to regaining defensive solidity at the most important moment of the season. The four musketeers (Rodrygo, Vinicius, Mbappé and Bellingham) showed against Salzburg that, with very little, they can be a lethal team. Real Madrid at half throttle scored five goals against the Austrian team. The players are fine-tuning themselves in the second part of the season where the dispute for the most important titles begins: League, Champions and Copa del Rey. The offensive arsenal that Ancelotti has is the envy of any coach. That does not guarantee success, but it can be fundamental in the results of the matches. At this point, Real Madrid can breathe easy. They will face Brest on the last day having secured qualification for the qualifying round to the round of 16 of the Champions League. Clubs like Manchester City or PSG cannot say the same. They will risk everything on the last day. The new format of the Champions League has made it very difficult for teams like Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City to finish in the top eight, but there is a (very big) possibility that the champion of 2023 will be eliminated at the first opportunity. Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique give instructions to their players during PSG – Manchester City. Reuters At the end of day seven, the team led by Pep Guardiola It is in position 25, that is, it would be out of the Champions League. On January 29, City has a early ending: If they do not beat Bruges at the Etihad Stadium, their participation in Europe will end. Everything is to be decided in the last match of the league phase. The main objective of the greats at the moment is not to think about lifting the ‘Orejona’ in the Allianz Arena, but adding the three points in the next match is the immediate duty. If one of the greats is eliminated, the season would be disastrous.
