Nostalgia is the food of the last afternoon of the course at Santiago Bernabéu. Without competitive incentives, the Real Madrid-Real Sociedad (Saturday, 16.15 hours) It will serve as a spring tribute to an era. The last day of Carlo Ancelotti On the white bench, before putting course to Brazil. The last time Luka Modric y Lucas Vázquez They will wear white at Santiago Bernabéu, as their stage in Madrid will end after the Club World Cup, in the absence of the announcement on the Galician side. Also the end of the stage of Jesús Vallejowho seems that it will not even go to the US Tournament despite having a contract in force until June 30.
Real Madrid has announced tributes to Italian and Croatiantwo of the most important figures in its history. If they are not, respectively, the best coach and the best midfielder since the white club exists, nearby. They are, of course, those who have raised more titles in their respective roles of Technician (15) and footballer (28)an evocative guide of the size of his goodbye.
If the 23 titles of Lucas Vázquez and the 12 of Vallejo are added (in just 34 games, the Aragonese central), the sum rises to the 78 titles. Many of them repeated, of course. But those will be the glasses of which, in a way, the Santiago Bernabéu will say this afternoon in front of a real society that also says goodbye to a legend of its benches, a Imanol sheriff who will always be remembered for the 2020 Cup of the King won against Athletic, who raised a year later because of the pandemic.
“I'm not sad, I'm very happy”
But above the rest of the names is, without a doubt, that of Carlo Ancelotti, whose farewell officially announced yesterday Madrid, 11 days after Brazil reported that he was going to become his new coach. “I am not sad at all, I am very happy,” the coach claimed yesterday, before giving way to an Xabi Alonso whose arrival at Bernabéu still is not officialas much as this 'Carletto' himself speaks of him as his confirmed successor.
Carlo Ancelotti, this Friday, on his last day in Valdebebas. / Chema Moya / EFE
“I had a great time, with much love, a lot of help, with the opportunity to train spectacular players. Everything has gone well,” said the coach, in a press conference in which he remembered journalists, players, technicians, managers and even the chef who prepared him “La Carbonara before the matches” and of those who cleaned the room.
“Ancelotti is already forever part of the great Madrid family. We are proud to have been able to enjoy a coach who has helped us get so many successes and that, in addition, has represented the values of our club in an exemplary way“Florentino Pérez said about him, in statements provided by the club's website.
Mbappé's scoring challenge
Yes, an objective for Real Madrid in this last League match is left. Kylian Mbappé Aspires to close the season as a gold boot of European football, a trophy that rewards the best gunner of the continent, weighing the level of difficulty of each championship. Viktor (Sporting CP) leads the table with 39 goals and 58.5 points, and will not add more, because the Portuguese league ended last day. Mbappé and its 29 goals They are only half a point to tie him.
Kylian Mbappé seeks to score at least one goal to be a gold boot. / José Manuel Vidal / EFE
And what does that mean? That if the Frenchman scores a goal against the real one, the trophy will be his. Always, of course, he doesn't overcome him Mohamed is wrong (Liverpool), who plays Sunday against the Brighton and that so far has scored somewhat less than Mbappé. If the white '9' achieves its goal, Real Madrid will win the fifth gold boot in its history, after The four of Cristiano Ronaldo and the one achieved by Hugo Sánchez.
For your mission, Mbappé will not have the company of the sanctioned Bellingham nor of the injured Rodrygo, Endrick, Carvajall, Silver, Rüdier, Alaba, Camaving and Mendy. In principle, Vinicius He is recovered and aims to be his partner in attack, with Arda Güler of hitch.
Real Madrid probable alignments – Real Sociedad
Real Madrid: Courtois; Lucas Vázquez, Vallejo, sencio, Fran Garcia; Valverde, tchouameni, modrich, güler; Mbappé y viniicus.
Real Sociedad: Marrero; Aritz, Martín, Zubeldia, Aihen; Zubimendi, Turrians, Marín: Mariezkurrena, Oyarzabal y barrenetxea.
Arbitrator: Melero López (Andalusian).
Estadio: Santiago Bernabéu (16.15 hours / Dazn).
