Here is Why REAL MADRID will win their 15th CHAMPIONS LEAGUE this year
After Real Madrid knocked out Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-finals, we have no doubt that the Merengues will capture the Champions League trophy once again! In this video, we are about to give you 5 good reasons why Los Blancos' triumph in the main European club tournament is inevitable!
Vinicius Jr - Rodrygo - Bellingham trio
The attacking trident of Vinicius, Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham is enjoying a truly amazing season, leading Real Madrid to gold not only in La Liga but in the Champions League as well!
This season, they have 55 goals and 28 assists between the three in all competitions and it's probably the first time since the great BBC trio of Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo that 'Madridistas' have seen such well-played and threatening performers in the team's attacking line.
In the Champions League, Vinicius, Rodrygo, and Bellingham help the team with goal involvements at every single stage. Jude recorded 4 goals and 3 assists in the group stage and provided 1 assist in the round of 16 against RB Leipzig.
Vini netted 2 goals and provided 3 assists in the group stage, not to mention his goal in the round of 16 and 2 more assists in the quarter-finals against Manchester City.
As for Rodrygo, he tallied 3 goals and 2 assists before the knockout stages and added 2 more goals to the mix in the quarter-finals.
None of them feel the pressure of the big Champions League games and none of them are going to slow down! Therefore, we will not be mistaken by saying the following: out of the last four teams still participating in the ongoing Champions League campaign, Real Madrid have the strongest up front! It will bring the Whites another victory in the tournament, that's for sure!
Tactical flexibility
Real Madrid's main weapon in the Champions League amidst competitors lies in the team's tactical flexibility. Let's be honest: injuries have plagued Carlo Ancelotti's men this season. Thibaut Courtois, Eder Militao and David Alaba were out with torn ACLs, with Ferland Mendy, Eduardo Camavinga, Aurélien Tchouameni, Dani Ceballos, Arda Güler and Vinicius also getting sidelined from time to time.
Having a rather tough situation in the infirmary now and then, Ancelotti can never look further than a few days ahead. Yet Real Madrid ALWAYS come up with a solution! Don Carlo introduced a diamond formation of 4-4-2 instead of 4-3-3, made Bellingham a "false nine" and occasionally put him on the wing. When injuries forced him to make changes, Ancelotti used Camavinga and Tchouameni in the center of defense, while Federico Valverde dropped deeper into the midfield to Toni Kroos. Experiments with Brahim Diaz are also still ongoing, who either operates on the wing or as an attacking midfielder.
The Italian manager is always trying to invent something new, though he doesn't require his players to have a clear system of play or to be strictly tied to positions. Instead of tactical tricks, it's Ancelotti's eyebrow that makes all the difference, as always! In fact, this suggests that Real Madrid doesn't have to play beautiful football to reach its goals.
As Carlo himself said after the game against Man City: "Everyone thought we were dead, but Real Madrid never gives up and never dies. Now we can win the Champions League."
The coach's opinion was echoed by Valverde and Kroos: "They obviously played better football than us, but we're Real Madrid," claimed Federico.
"This is Real Madrid... you have to believe until the end," added Toni.
This team goes out on the pitch, believes in itself, faces difficulties, but always remains focused solely on the result and eventually prevails! Don't you think that's how Champions League victories should be earned?
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Andriy Lunin
The third important argument why Real Madrid will win this year's Champions League is the discovery of Andriy Lunin. The Ukrainian shot-stopper won the competition against Kepa and replaced the injured Thibaut Courtois in Madrid's goal. And what a strong replacement he turned out to be!
During the 2023/24 season, Lunin made 12 clean sheets in 27 matches. His save percentage is 79%, and 44% when it comes to clean-sheets. However, in the Champions League, Andriy makes real miracles! In the round of 16, he made 9 saves in the first leg against RB Leipzig, and in the quarter-finals against Manchester City he denied 8 shots at the Etihad and parried 2 shots in the penalty shootout. Lunin was especially brilliant at reading Bernardo Silva's intentions! Now he has finally become a new favorite of his teammates and Real Madrid supporters!
"At Real Madrid nothing is easy. I have always been working. Hard work is always rewarded. I'm just happy to help Real Madrid and I wanna thank this group for their support. I am the happiest man in the world," assures Lunin.