The Champions of puberty: the 120 minutes and the 8-0 of Valverde, Camavinga and Rodrygo, the "novels" of Madrid

In extra time at the

, when the world of football only looked at the ball expecting the inexplicable,

turned the

of the last decade on its head.

Next to him, on the bench, advising him on the changes and the position in the field of the eleven teammates:

.

The German midfielder whispered in the coach's ear, making a "two" gesture with his hand.

"

", he repeated.

And

called

, who entered for the last five minutes of extra time for

.

"The coach had some doubts and we have all seen a lot of football.

and we can give it. Carlo is like that and that situation describes great why the team works so well", explained the German.

On the pitch,

,

and

governing

's

.

Thus, without further ado, the Italian coach approved a

that had already left its mark on the great moments of the white team in this Champions League.

On the first day of the group stage, in the middle of the

, Fede Valverde bounced a ball towards Camavinga, who subtly touched it towards Rodrygo and the Brazilian sent the final 0-1 into the net.

A vital win for Madrid's future in the competition and to prevent the defeat at home against

from being even more dramatic.

Rodrygo himself would accompany the double

in the 0-5 against

that would calm things down towards the round of 16, where

awaited .

With the score at the Bernabéu 0-1 and 0-2 overall against the Gauls, in the

Ancelotti brought on

and the tie changed.

Benzema scored a historic

and Madrid made it to the quarterfinals.

Once again, Chamartín witnessed the drama and the impossible against Chelsea.

Camavinga came on for Kroos with 0-2, Werner scored the 0-3 that gave the 'blues' the ticket to the semis and

shot

again , who scored on his first touch after a great pass from

.

In extra time, Benzema would culminate the dream.

Against

, Ancelotti repeated the script.

Madrid found themselves two goals behind after

's 0-1 draw , with

already on the field, and the Italian completed his booklet of solutions betting on

.

Again.

The Frenchman was omnipresent, recovered

and assisted

so that he left the ball dead for Rodrygo to make it 1-1.

The Brazilian lifted Chamartín with the

before Karim finished the duel.

All in view of

, an imperial all-rounder who has played

since the second leg against PSG.

90 that day, 85 at Stamford Bridge, 120 at the Bernabéu against Tuchel's men, 90 in Manchester and 120 this Wednesday night.

In the

that Camavinga, Valverde and Rodrygo have been together on the pitch in the Champions League qualifiers (33 in the second leg against PSG, 42 in the second leg against Chelsea and 45 in the second leg against City), Madrid have scored

.

A fact that explains the momentary abuse of a team that has lost three of its last six continental games and that

that the crossing against City has lasted.

Karim Benzema

is the leader, the star, the Messiah of this evangelical Madrid who never ceases to rise and who he has guided to glory with

, but the one who surrounds all that Madridista faith is

: "

,'" the Brazilian assured in the mixed zone after the duel.

His appearances have given life to Ancelotti's team when they needed it most, including the League, with a goal and an assist in the miracle of

.

"I didn't believe what was happening. The first goal was in 90, we were dead, I didn't hear anything... It's happened other times and... Well, that's what happened," smiled Rodrygo, who didn't find too many words to express either. explain what happened.

"

, that's why we are where we are,"

valued , reflecting on that contagion in the locker room.

From the old to the young.

"The most experienced have been able to explain very well to the newcomers what Madrid is. And

", they assure from Valdebebas.

"The youngsters

," Valverde concluded, in a phrase that perfectly reflects what this Madrid is.

"

".

The anthem says so.

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