The last part of the season comes at a difficult time for Real Madrid. In a very difficult week, Zidane’s men beat Liverpool and FC Barcelona in El Clásico. However, concern has arisen about the environment after his coach’s words about the team’s physical condition: “We’re at the limit.”
From the locker room, several voices admit to ESPN that the season has been “the hardest” in recent years. Many players have to dose themselves during training and risk getting injured at the most unexpected moment. This has happened to Ramos, Carvajal, Hazard, Odriozola or, for example, Lucas Vázquez who misses the rest of the season due to a sprained cruciate ligament in his knee.
“They haven’t woven a preseason and that, added to the number of games collected last year after incarceration and the lack of rest, is crushing them.” It is an authorized voice of the club who is revealing to ESPN what the white squad is suffering this year. However, that same source admits that the team has outdone itself and “collectively” has become the only team alive in all competitions.
That’s why Real Madrid is different. It can of course fail because there are many injuries and the lack of rotations can weigh down a team that already has a limited roster. Let’s remember the example of the attacker, where there are only two specific attackers, like Benzema and Mariano, that hardly count. Whites, however, have a unique DNA: when it comes down to it, they always take that step forward that others don’t dare to take and that’s when Real Madrid applaud their team’s performance.
It remains to be seen if any of those accomplishments can be repeated this year. For now, and despite the injuries, Madrid is prepared for anything and comes with a desire to fight, suffer and win.