“Don’t worry, Presi, we will win the league and the Champions League,” Carlo Ancelotti told Florentino Perez in the early days of April, when Real Madrid had just been eliminated from PSG. On top of that, the hit maker was Barcelona of the day, which is always painful.
Three titles decorated the champions of Real Madrid in the season that ended on Saturday evening with the Grand Final in Paris. It all started in Saudi Arabia with the victory of the Spanish Super Cup, and continued with the achievement of the League in the style of a steam roller, four days before the end of the tournament. The coronation came in the Stade de France, with its victory over Liverpool in the final. A trio that very few have bet on and this came after overcoming sensitive moments.
The alarm sounded strongly, especially after Barcelona’s 0-4 victory at the Santiago Bernabeu. Defeat and vacillation made the elimination forgotten and a recent comeback against PSG. I moved from ecstasy to fear before Barcelona seemed to have regained the pulse of the competition. The sense that the white team released on that day much to be desired, but the coach was clear that after a severe defeat, the reaction would have come, which is what happened after the complicated victory over Celta in Balidos.
In the middle of Holy Week and in the emptiness of Madrid, the president and coach met in Valdebes to talk about the present and the future. MARCA revealed the meeting at the time, but in that face-to-face without any witness, there was a confession and a prophecy that was fulfilled over time.
Since that talk, Real Madrid eliminated Chelsea, Manchester City, and defeated Liverpool in the final, that is, the top three in the English Premier League, and won the league by four games in advance. The defeat against Atlético came with the championship already won. Confidence has never had a better response.
Beating the match against Celta was key for the team to restore confidence that could have been eroded by the side of the road. It was difficult for the white team to speed up its pace, but from that moment on, everything changed. At least that’s what the Real Madrid coaching staff thinks, the one who will have a wedding in a few days.
