Kroos' "no nonsense" decision, Madrid's 100 titles and Valverde's embrace of Ancelotti: "He helped me at a hard time"

• Chronicle Vinicius and Valverde orchestrate a festival of goals for Madrid to lift their eighth Club World Cup

It all began in

with its first

, accelerated in

with its first

, rose in

with its first

, touched the continental sky thirteen more times and yesterday, at the

in

,

won the 100th title in its history, its fifth

, in the current format.

There are, in addition to those five,

, 19 Copas del Rey, 12 Spanish Super Cups, 1 League Cup, 14 Champions League, 3 Intercontinental Cups, 5 European Super Cups, 2 UEFA Cups, 2 Latin Cups, 1 Ibero-American Cup and 1 Eva Duarte Cup, the former Super Cup from Spain.

There has always been a lot of debate with

, not only from Madrid.

In the case of the white team, the club counts on its website the victories in the 'Little Club World Cups' of 1952 and 1957, so it would add up to 102, but neither UEFA nor FIFA consider them official.

However, FIFA and Madrid do mention the 1994 Ibero-American Cup, organized by CONMEBOL and the Spanish Federation and which pitted the whites, Copa del Rey champions, against Boca Juniors, winner of the Copa del Rey. Gold, a tournament that measured the winners of all CONMEBOL competitions.

Florentino equals Bernabéu and Benzema equals Marcelo

It is the

in the football section under the mandate of

, who equals Santiago Bernabéu: "To continue, because at Real Madrid everything that is won is the starting point for the following. As the anthem, veterans and novices. That mix, with a great coach like

, produces this. I am very satisfied. In this team, in addition to great players, there are Real Madrid players. And that makes us unbeatable", summed up the president after the duel.

In the locker room, it is the

on the club's historic altar

.

Behind is

, with 23, and

, who yesterday tied with

at 22. It is also the

for

, the impassive leader of this tournament with one victory more than

.

His title with Bayern in 2013, key before the white hegemony began.

Now, the midfielder must decide whether or not to extend the contract that binds him to Madrid until June of this year.

"

.

You have to be honest.

I haven't decided yet, but the decision won't take long.

Neither of the two parties will do nonsense, "he explained in the mixed zone.

The victory over Al Hilal adds to Madrid's showcase the

.

It is said soon.

They have only lost three: the 2013 Cup, the 2014 Spanish Super Cup and the 2018 European Super Cup. All against Atlético.

"I'm not leaving here until they kick me out"

In Rabat, Carlo Ancelotti celebrated his eighth title as coach in Chamartín.

The dance of the

was that of the Italian with

, the Madrid nursery that he has turned into world stars.

And in

, thousands of kilometers from his latest conquest,

danced again, although this time in the center of the photo of a group that considers him a mixture of father and great friend.

The transalpine

and was one more of the locker room pineapple.

That is what the board values ​​most, the union of a group that has finally closed the 2021-2022 season with four titles in its pocket.

"

," the coach joked to the press.

On the pitch, where

waved at

and most of the players took photos with their families and the champions' medals, Ancelotti emotionally embraced Valverde, who after scoring one of his goals ran to the bench to celebrate the goal with him.

"

", the Italian joked about the ten-goal bet he had with the Uruguayan.

He already has eleven.

"Fede has had a difficult time," he added.

Before, the soccer player had explained that "

" that the baby that his wife is expecting is fine and "there is nothing like it. Very happy."

And he appreciated the tact that Ancelotti had had with him: "

".

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