The same key players who led Madrid to 14th rioted at Camp Nou this Wednesday
You can never take Real Madrid for dead. Luka Modric tweeted this phrase shortly after being one of the protagonists of Real Madrid’s 4-0 win at Camp Nou. Who had given Real Madrid for dead? Of course, they could only have been foolish. Xavi himself gave the favorites of the white team in the preview. He rightfully had no faith in this group of “super warriors” who resurfaced at the most unexpected moment to strike a blow at the table.
For months the team has drifted to reap draws and defeats that have taken it out of La Liga contention and cast doubts on the present and future of this project. True to its captain and its star, Karim Benzema, Real Madrid have been unsuccessful and erratic. Only a dropper saw his best version. Anfield and little else. But on the key day, the team was again that of 2021-2022 and Benzema has put on his work overalls after the international break and has been the Ballon d’Or again. Two games and six goals. A last.
After the comebacks in the Champions League last season, this Real Madrid seemed to lack nothing. But he was missing something. A big party in the Classic. And they did. They’ve done it the same way as last season. With sorrow, doubt and an extraordinary resilience, supported by a Courtois which again kept them in play as the field appeared to tilt towards their goal.
The Belgian’s umpteenth miracle resulted in a deadly counter-attack that Vinicius, Real Madrid’s one-man orchestra, converted to 0-1. At Camp Nou, Barcelona fans looked at each other at half-time, moving between puzzled and resigned. “It’s unbelievable if it weren’t for Madrid,” their minds seemed to shout during a communal silence.
In that moment of fear and Barca fear, Modric decided to play a new symphony and it began to appear everywhere as if it were capable of multiplying, besides playing as angels. Young or old, they all left Camp Nou convinced that the Croat is like God: he is everywhere. AND Benzema took advantage of his teammates’ good work to show up and be more effective than ever scoring the second hat-trick by a Real Madrid player at the Camp Nou in all history.
Praise, Camavinga, Rodrygo, Valverde, Militao… they were all at a sensational level in the match, but those four footballers, Modric, Benzema, Vinicius and Courtois, were the protagonists of a historic Real Madrid last season and they don’t seem not having the idea to stay there. They want to continue to reap successes and unforgettable nights. We will not simply forget that Wednesday at Camp Nou. It was the comeback that this Real Madrid lacked.
Source: Goal