As a Barcelona fan, There is nothing I love to see more than Real Madrid lose, and that doesn’t happen often, especially when it comes to the biggest stage of club football - The Champions League, People say that they own the Champions league, They have won 6 out of the last 11, and have a total of 15 Champions league titles, 7 more than Milan who is next in line.
What makes them nearly invincible in this format ?
- [ ] Horses for courses : usually they dominate most matches, but when they meet seemingly attacking sides, they soak in pressure way longer than the opposition can apply pressure, In football applying intensity still requires more mental and physical strength than absorbing it, going against their natural attacking flair whenever needed.
- [ ] Sharp shooters : Their attackers from Raul to Ronaldo to Vinicius, strike with a menace in almost the weakest moments of the game for the opposition, they read weak setups even if they are temporary and hit hard, mostly out of nowhere against the run of play.
- [ ] Intimidation : They have the physical poise of a Mohammad Ali in a boxing ring even when when they are down a goal or two, they have that one extra player in form of confidence and experience at the top, players hardly ever seem tense even when a goal down.
- [ ] Scouting : Some of their top talents, Vinicius/ Rodrygo/ Tchoumeni have been hired before their superstardom, in yesteryears even Modric and Kroos were hired early, more bang for your buck, some of them fail too, but capital is efficient and players love to play for Madrid even if they are paid less than the market because of the glory.
Madrid dont care about aesthetics, they are demanding from their players and relentless when it comes to letting go if even their legends.
No matter how much i hate them as a childhood Barca supporter, the history would remember Madrid for the wins irrespective .
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