Madrid suffered a terrible loss against their arch-rival Barcelona. They were humiliated tactically. Madrid ends up losing four-nil with only four shots on target while creating zero big chances. Yes, Madrid missed their main man Benzema that day. But when you are the club of the century there are no excuses. Carlo’s players were hungry for a win but it was he who failed to guide them where they deserved to be. In football, it’s normal to have a bad game. Nothing is certain here. No wonder why it is the most loved sport in the world. Carlo Ancelotti was brave enough to accept his mistakes after the game and realized he got everything wrong tactically. As Madrid is the leader of LaLiga and they were twelve points clear of Barcelona it didn’t hurt them much in their trophy hunt.
The next match was the perfect time to rise for the king of Europe as a very important quarter-final against Chelsea was knocking at the door. For your kind information, it was Chelsea who knocked Madrid out of the UCL in the semifinals. In simple words, Madrid fans would never recall that match. No wonder everyone wanted revenge. But it was Madrid who never beat Chelsea in a competitive match. Media rivals everyone was trolling Madrid and their fans. They saw Madrid as an underdog against Chelsea. So, Madrid was more than eager to take revenge on rivals and the media. In the next match, Madrid was facing Celta Vigo who sits eleventh in LaLiga. It was the perfect time to get three points to march towards LaLiga and get ready for Chelsea. But things didn’t turn out how Madrid wanted to. Yes, Madrid got all three points but the performance was not convincing. Madrid was trolled again for winning 2-1 by getting three penalties. Yes, there is nothing wrong with that but when you are Madrid expectations are high and you don’t have any right to complain about that. Media, rivals everyone was mocking again and again.
They forgot one thing Madrid knows how to silence their haters. They know how to protect their badge. Madrid legend Santiago Bernabeu said, “The Real Madrid shirt is white it can stain of mud, sweat or even blood but never of shame.” And we all witnessed that. Remember the date 4/07/2022. On this day Madrid completed their revenge on Chelsea in Madrid style by creating six world records in football.
Among the six records firstly, Every time Madrid faced the previous year’s UCL winners in a knockout stage they kicked them out. Today they are two goals ahead of previous year’s winners Chelsea. It’s a matter of time just history will repeat itself once again.
Secondly, Édouard Mendy, who holds:
• UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2020–21.
• Ghana Football Awards Best African International: 2021.
• UEFA Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season: 2020–21.
• The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper: 2021.
• Africa Cup of Nations Best Goalkeeper: 2021.
• Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2021.
Kept a clean sheet in each of his first eight Champions League appearances at Stamford Bridge, saving all 18 shots he faced in the process.
He then faced the king of Europe second time but this time Madrid was determined, players were hungry for revenge. No wonder Madrid destroyed him. Broke his record for clean sheets.
Thirdly, Karim Benzema becomes the 4th player ever to reach 80 goals milestone in the history of Champions League football by scoring a hat trick against the previous year’s winner of UCL.
Fourthly, Karim Benzema becomes the second player ever to score consecutive hattricks in the knock-out stages of UCL after Cristiano Ronaldo.
Fifthly, Benzema became the first-ever Frenchman to hit double figures in a Champions League season, overtaking the eight goals netted by Wissam Ben Yedder and Kylian Mbappe previously.
Lastly and most importantly Karim Benzema becomes the only player ever to score a hattrick against Chelsea in UCL.
Remember the name its king Karim Benzema.
Remember the name it’s Real Madrid the king of Europe and the king of the world who won the most Club World Cups. This is Madrid for you. That’s what Madrid does. That’s what Madrid knows. That’s what Madrid loves.
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¡Hala Madrid! ...y nada más
