With six Champions League titles in just the past decade, Real Madrid clearly has no rivals in terms of success on the continental stage. To do so, the “White Vultures” have continuously renewed themselves, keeping their strength from being reduced.
Mbappe and Vinicus make the void left by Ronaldo at Real unclear
Perez is on the right path chosen by the Bernabeu
When the C1 Cup was first born, Real Madrid of late president Santiago Bernabeu immediately dominated this playground with 5 consecutive championship titles (from the 1955/56 season to the 1959/60 season). During that golden period, only two rare Real Madrid players, Paco Gento and Alfredo Di Stefano, were “untouchable”.
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The remaining players are not as favored as Gento and Di Stefano, because the Spanish Royal team is very active in changing personnel. For example, Raymond Kopa, despite being excellent, still had to cede positions on the right wing to Canario and Joseíto. For his part, Ferenc Puskas was invited to replace Hector Rial. Meanwhile, the appearance of midfielder Emilio Santamaría helps Real Madrid’s defense line be reinforced.
Decades later, it was president Florentino Perez’s turn to bring success to Real Madrid, by following the same path that his Bernabeu predecessor chose. His secret is to regularly “change blood” for the team, not maintain the team’s structure for a long time.
Or Ronaldo as Vinicius
Like Di Stefano before, Ronaldo ultimately could not stick with Real Madrid forever. In 2018, CR7 left to cede the leading position to Benzema. Along with that, coach Zidane also left Real Madrid and his replacement at the Bernabeu was Julen Lopetegui. Not long after, it was Santiago Solari’s turn to replace Lopetegui and he introduced young striker Vinicius. This is a player who joined Real Madrid at the same time as goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
Coming to Real Madrid when he was just 18 years old, Vinicius appeared confused in the early stages. At one point, Benzema even asked his teammates not to pass the ball to Vinicius, just because the former Flamengo striker lost the ball too much. However, the more this Brazilian striker plays, the more mature he appears. Now this FIFA 2024 The Best titleholder is an indispensable member of the Real squad.
Bellingham and Mbappe prove their worth
A few months after recruiting Brahim, Real Madrid welcomed Militao, Rodrygo and Ferland Mendy in the summer of 2019. Next, coach Carlo Ancelotti also brought Eduardo Camavinga and David Alaba to Bernabeu so that Los Blancos’ defense line would not be vulnerable. after the departure of Ramos and Varane. Basically, Camavinga convinced Madridistas as soon as he arrived at the Bernabeu. Meanwhile, striker Rodrygo needed more time, but he eventually found a place in the Real Madrid squad.
Plus with the appearance of Antonio Rudiger, Aurelien Tchouameni, Arda Guler, Andriy Lunin, Fran Garcia, or Endrick, Real Madrid now has a very different look than it did 10 years ago. To be exact, only Modric and Carvajal remain in their squad, the two rare faces who won the 2014 Champions League. Thanks to continuous quality additions, Real Madrid is not out of breath even though they have parted ways with their key players. column like Ronaldo, Ramos, Marcelo or Benzema.
In the last two seasons alone, Real also brought to the Bernabeu two of the brightest stars in contemporary football, Bellingham or Mbappe. If Bellingham quickly proved himself worthy of the 103 million euro transfer fee, Mbappe would also have won two titles with Real Madrid, the 2024 European Super Cup and the 2024 Intercontinental Cup.