They did not see
Madrid's Seventh
live ,
Zidane's double
in the
World Cup final in France
,
Jordan's sixth ring ,
Pantani
's Tour and Giro ,
Mike Doohan
's last title
... They were born at the turn of the century , in the midst of a
computer boom
, some with many
amenities
, others with less, some in
big cities
, others in
small towns
, some with family stability, others escaping from
wars
... And here they are, 20 years later, at the
Santiago Bernabéu
to govern a whole
Real Madrid - Barcelona
, the great classic of Spanish football.
It is not that
Generation 2000
,
Generation Z
,
Generation TikTok
,
Generation call
it whatever is beginning to appear in the two great workforces of the country, it is that they are already differentiators and main reasons for the success of their teams.
Vinicius Júnior
(21 years old, born in July 2000), is the second top scorer in the League with 14 goals, to which he has added six assists.
Rodrygo
(21, in January 2001) scored the decisive 0-1 at
San Siro
, in the Champions League group stage, and his entry in the final stretch of the duel against
PSG
helped the comeback.
and
Camavinga
(November 19, 2002) is the perfect example of the "modern football" that
Carlo Ancelotti
wants .
Fresh air for a squad whose starting eleven has an average age of
27.3 years
.
Three names of young realities to which to add the promises of
Valdebebas
.
Footballers born after the year 2000 who have already been called up for the first team or who are very fond of the coaching staff.
They are
Miguel Gutiérrez
(20),
Antonio Blanco
(21),
Sergio Arribas
(20),
Marvin Park
(21),
Rafa Marín
(19),
Peter González
(19),
Marvel
(19) or
Bruno Iglesias
(18).
Barça, the third youngest squad in the League
For its part,
Barcelona
is in the midst of a mental, economic and sporting reconstruction after the failures of recent years and, especially, the departure of
Leo Messi
.
A situation that has allowed, and forced, to throw more of the promises.
Its starting eleven is the third youngest in the competition, with an
average age of 25.3
, only surpassed by
Valencia
(24.6) and
Real Sociedad
(25.1).
Ferran Torres
(22 years old, February 2000),
Pedri
(November 19, 2002) and
Gavi
(August 17, 2004) are indisputable for
Xavi
and fixed in
Luis Enrique 's calls
in the absolute.
In addition, the culé squad is completed with footballers born from the year 2000:
Ansu Fati,
injured, is 19 years old, while
Nico González
and
Abde
are 20 and
Eric García
and
Sergiño Dest are 21
.
A 'Fifth' that will try to end the Barça drought.
Barcelona has not beaten its rival since March
0-1, 2019
, played in Chamartín.
Three years and five dates in which Madrid have increased their positive statistics against their enemy to
76 wins
(and 295 goals) in the League, to 72 for Barça (291) and 35 draws.
Social networks and video games
All aware of the head and feet of
Generation Z
, a batch of young people "
very calm, very familiar and not very partying
", as this newspaper summarizes the environments of the soccer players, most of them hooked, "like any adolescent of their age ", to video games and social networks, especially
Instagram and TikTok
.
There we can find Vinicius or Rodrygo, who accumulate more than
25 million
among their profiles on the network.
His day-to-day life in Madrid is far removed from the classic belief about Brazilian soccer players: there are no nights out and there is a lot of commitment to the club.
His humble origin, like that of Camavinga, who was born in a
refugee camp
, is the key to it.
"The three
They live with family and a couple of friends at home and have very healthy environments
, "say those who best know the young promises of the Bernabéu. A dance on TikTok or a trip with a clothing firm, little else beyond images and videos about soccer.
In the Camp Nou the situation is not very different.
The origin of Ferran, Gavi or Pedri is far from the favelas or the refugee camps, but they did not grow up among the upper class either.
The Canarian family ran a
bar
and the father of Los Palacios worked as a
waiter
before entering the Betis laundry, for example.
Gavi is the furthest away from the social media fever.
He does not have a TikTok account and is quite sober on Instagram, where he accumulates, along with his companions, nine million followers.
He has fewer
followers
and less activity
than his Madrid rivals.
They do share a decision with the young people of Madrid:
the stable environment
.
They live with their family and "
they are shy, quiet
", both with the press and in the locker room.
Pedri and Ferran are nail and flesh, like Vinicius and Rodrygo.
They support and advise each other on the same path towards the elite, the one that has them today as essential for Xavi and Ancelotti and called up regularly, also the Brazilians, for their national teams.
The next World Cup will also be written with their names.
On the league pitch,
Ferran has scored Barça's first goal in the last two games
(Elche and Osasuna), while
Vinicius and Camavinga
scored Madrid's opening goal against Mallorca and Real.
The Brazilian also scored 1-0 in the
Super Cup
semi-final , which ended 3-2 for the Whites and in which
Rodrygo
provided the decisive assist.
That was the last reference of the classic.
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