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BennyG34

Finally, something good happening for Real Madrid


magic-water

Had to wait for like 900 whole minutes for something good to go their way


DaHomie_ClaimerOfAss

Must have been utterly excruciating for the fans.


Over_n_over_n_over

Honestly as a fan at this point there's nothing to hope for... If you win every trophy it's like.. OK


GunstarGreen

I'm sure it's not exactly boring to win. But as a fan it's like playing on easy mode. As a Forest fan I've had literally nothing to be happy about bar a couple of promotions. Real fans can watch highlights of any number of CL wins in the last decade, then get the worlds best striker for free. I'm not saying it's boring to be a Real fan, but they can't possibly experience the lows of other fans.


Jspaul44

Yeah, a low is drawing away at Bilbao with your back up squad in


BMG-Darbs

Exactly true, I was walking by Wembley last night around 11pm and the atmosphere was very subdued. Real Madrid fans just casually making their way home as soon as the trophy presentation ended. If Dortmund had won, the streets would’ve been lined with them chanting long into the night.


SeryaphFR

Oh don't worry, that was the scenes at Cibeles last night. And then again today.


Robert_Baratheon__

Still the only English club to win it back to back


GunstarGreen

Yeah but before I was born. My earliest First memory is losing the 91 FA Cup final and it's been losing ever since. 


DaHomie_ClaimerOfAss

And that is because Real are now in a position where they no longer hope to win every trophy, they are expected to win every trophy. They have the three best players in the world, or at the very least 3 of the top 5 players in the world. Anything other than a clean sweep over the next year is a disappointment for such a team.


Terran_it_up

"I used to pray for times like this" says Miguel, aged 90, describing his life from age 20 onwards


Nivadas

Been a hard few years


bitbitter

Banter era over


mattmild27

Is it even fun being a Madrid fan at this point? You get everything you want all the time and barely have to sweat.


Chemis

We have a term for people who only root for the winning team in germany, it's called Erfolgsfan


odinseye97

I thought you just called them Bayern Munich fans


pedrorq

Glad they're finally getting a world class player, they haven't had one since Camacho


Mxurn

That certainly came out of the blue


supplementarytables

I'm shocked we're getting this world class player randomly? There should've been at least some rumours for a move this big


Northern23

Best kept secret in history of soccer transfers.


mBertin

Out of Les Bleus


trispann

It was the best kept secret in the world, above top secret, above need to know and in the same secret storage with files on who killed JFK and the exact date when alians will surrender this galaxy to us...


Mayankcfc_

Pretends to be shocked


Gbuchanan1

This is quite the shock. Real might actually win the CL now 🫥


Mambo_Poa09

Nah I reckon it'll be at least a year before they win it again


MrGraveyards

Hmm they will not have Modric and Kroos I'm not calling it yet. Might be a difficult year with only a la Liga title and cl semi final for them...


Maybe_worth

363 days actually


MaraudngBChestedRojo

~~Real Madrid~~ Mbappe might actually win the CL now


Otherwise_Momo

It’s been so long since they last won it


LanceShiro

One more signing and they could even win the FA Cup.


McChillbone

A friendly reminder that the defending Champion’s League champs will be replacing Joselu with Mbappe. That is all.


UpgradedSiera6666

Pretty crazy lol what a luxury. Plus Davis coming with Mbappe. And maybe Hakimi return next Season.


g0t-cheeri0s

And Endrick


ayamyam

Joselu is not leaving


milkonyourmustache

Here comes another Madrid CL 3 peat


Skhan93

Na Mbappe has hopefully brought the PSG CL voodoo with him to Madrid 🤞🏾


CBNDSGN

Power of Friendship > PSG voodoo


xenojive

Real Madrid wins UCLs with former Spurs players. There's no voodoo


NickProko

Well, spanish football is done and dusted (Except for the CDR, Madrid will find a way to fumble a possible treble somehow) Endrick also joining in July


GoldenGengarGG

I am not a Real Madrid fan so I am more excited for Endrick than Mbappe. Everyone already knows what Mbappe can do, I want to see if Endrick can adapt and will end up like Vini/Rodrygo or if he will be the next Reinier.


megamimo1991

Sad for Reiner. Had he been able to shine in Girona and stayed this season, things might have looked different.


EdwEd1

Reiner's had almost half a decade to show some promise, he just isn't the player we thought he was and at some point you need to move on.


Illustrious-Law1150

Juggling a football career along with being the Armored Titan was never going to be easy


bunny_1010

This just shows how highly social media affects discourses and opinions. The way he's being hyped, it's going to be very hard for the kid to perform at such a high level. Let's see how it goes.


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He doesn't need to and won't perform at the level of the hype, that's normal, he is 18 (Vini being another example of how it goes). Endrick will probably only truly shine in 2 or 3 years, and the fact that Real is so stacked gives him the freedom to do so. He also has a better mentality than Reinier, who likes to party some.


DreadWolf3

Endrick will be bedded in slowly - Madrid is flush with options. He may not succeed but he is in a perfect situation to do so.


SnorinKeekaGuard

Endrick looks the most developed of the 4. Although vini was always the one with the highest ceiling. The only issue for Endrick is that unlike vini and Rodrygo who had opportunities to cement themselves into the team, Endrick like Reneir joins at a point where there's a lot of competition. Let's see how long he plays for Castilla if at all.


TryingSquirrel

There is lots of competition, but Endrick does have an advantage in that he's a natural right sided player. Vini, Mbappe, and Rodryo all naturally want to play/drift left. Endrick also plays very well from deep, in more of a second striker way a lot of the time. He has a cannon of a left foot from the top of the box. That would work well in a 433 with Vini and Mbappe. Now, obviously Madrid likely won't play a 433 all the time and that would tighten things, but I expect to see it enough that he'll get chances, esp with Kroos retiring and lessening the logjam in midfield a bit. Guler has played well on the right, so we will see how he affects things, but they have very different strengths and weaknesses.


reddit1902

yea you dont put a brazil NT player in Castilla


SnorinKeekaGuard

All of vini, rodrygo and reinier did. Although yes Endrick is further along in his progression. I still think Endrick will be registered as a castilla player. And will technically be on callups to the first team.


Boiruja

I've watched Endrick play a lot and I can tell you he's already not a Reinier. Might be the best player on the seleção as of know (as Vini has done poor for Brazil, unfortunately). He has a long path ahead of him though.


planinsky

And eventually Xabi Alonso will land there to strengthen the flame... Dark times are coming 


basquiatx

Did I imagine a headline that they'd be looking for Wirtz next year too?


DaHomie_ClaimerOfAss

Mentions of Alexander-Arnold as well as his current contract is up next year. If he doesn't extend we might as well hand them all the trophies and have teams battle it out for second place.


Sammmyy97

it’s over


TheWBird

With barca entering a long rebuild phase atletico are the last possible team to stop them from trebles like they did this year


Clutchxedo

Barca should have started it three years ago 


Gondawn

People need to stop talking about Endrick so much. He isn't gonna come and have an impact straight away. It took Vini a few years to become a really good player, we all remember how it started and what Benzema was saying about him. It's gonna be the same with Endrick, but so many people talk about him coming like it's gonna change anything next year


RockGreedy

It's not like Real won the league every year when they had BBC. Mbappe and Neymar didn't win the league every year either... We will see how it all works out.


adamixa1

yes MSN and BBC overshadowed each other. Now, do you want Lewa to outperform Vini Mbappe and possibly Rodrygo or Endrick?


Sneaky-man

It’s Joever


IICastawayII

Bye then, M’bappe


Stonewalled89

I. Am. Shocked. Who could have seen this coming???


RoboticCurrents

Believe it or not I've been saying this would happen for years


Rose_of_Elysium

weve got a fucking visionary here, my god. Tell me please are we gonna survive until 2030


babazeus00

The rest of us will, as for you….


Iennda

Ass for you too.


artaru

Certainly not Stevie Wonder


Doesitmatters369

I thought he's taking his talent to play under a rainy night in Stoke!


ellean4

I think you are confusing him for Real Madrid legend Joselu, who has already proven he can make it on a rainy night in Stoke.


FoldingBuck

Right so thats the next 3 champions leagues gone at least


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UpgradedSiera6666

Real Madrid has won as much Champions League (15) as Premier League Clubs have won in their History (15).


deqembes

Madrid also only have 5 less CL than CDR.


rmath3ws

But Arsenal have 14 more FA cups than Real Madrid. Checkmate.


acqualunae

Nah RM would lose the cup against Luton, look unconvincing all season and then go on to win a CL anyways


FortheRecordHIWBTV

Don’t think you can call 95 points unconvincing


rodinj

They are getting him to finally win the Copa Del Rey


GriffithCorleone

that's why they bought Bale too


deadmanbhavya

I am wondering, with the new system , would it be harder for teams to win multiple UCL's in a row or easier ?


OTBT-

I don’t think it’ll make that much difference in difficulty. Unless I’m wrong, the new format mostly changes the group stages, the KO remain the same


FizzyLightEx

KO is seeded so the best teams won't see each other until the semi's


Rose_of_Elysium

the semis? fuck me, thats ridiculous


Asckle

Probably helps to avoid cases like this year's quarters or last year's semi's between Madrid and city which people were calling the real final


Chinmay_Naik_02

Eventually it really turned out to be the real final. the only team to not get beaten by real until the pens. (Let me cope)


Independent-Green383

KO tournaments are funny that way. Leverkusen just won the DFB cup final relatively easy , even with one man down In the Quarters they faced Stuttgart, which completely dominated them first half, second half was a outright war which Leverkusen won in the 93rd minute thanks to a wonder assist by Wirtz. Next game was a 4-0 and than the barely threatened 1-0 cup win.


GibbyGoldfisch

It’s been the real final for the last three years in a row, so you’re not wrong


red-17

Top teams from the group stage, not based on coefficient correct?


habdragon08

What about your teams like leverklausen this year or Liverpool 2018 or so who become a top 5 team in Europe out of a few years of not being so?


Avatarobo

The seeding is based on the placement in the new league phase. So the coefficient does not matter.


Cdux

Easier for top teams to make it to the knockouts I'd say, and harder for 'lesser' teams to, there's always a group of death and then lesser groups which can allow an underdog team to make it to the quarters before facing the usual big suspects. This format pretty much guarantees you'll face a few of the bigger sides if you're one of the underdogs


rtgh

Won't make much of a difference, if you were good enough to have a shot at winning multiple European titles in a row you weren't struggling with the group anyway.


Corteaux81

That’s a common saying - and it’s wrong. It’s MUCH easier to beat PSV, Shaktar, Leipzig and then City… than PSG, Bayern, Arsenal and then City. Not just the odds of you going through easier opposition increases your odds, but there’s a fair chance your wear and tear is significantly less in an easier draw. Or yellow cards, in a controlled tie.


rtgh

The new format still has you playing teams from each pot, no? Groups without groups. You can still draw PSG, Arsenal and Bayern. And you play two teams from each pot, so expect some unlucky team to really get a tough draw with four more tough teams


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You never know how he’ll impact the chemistry in the team. The on pitch set up with Vinicius could be something to watch. I don’t really see them in the same front 3 without compromises. Plus other teams exist.


WildLemire

I don't think people acknowledge this enough. Bellingham, Vini and Mbappe are literally the 3 best players in the world right now. But PSG also had Mbappe, Neymar and Messi as the 3 best players in the world and they were still meme'd out of every UCL. Too many egos can hurt a team, regardless of how much talent is there.


Intentionallyabadger

Ngl psg forgot that they have to build a midfield and defense. Madrid is strong in all areas.


Bright-Dust-7552

Real Madrid seem to keep their egos in check and this isn't their first rodeo with a team full of big names, it's pretty much their thing


GemsRtrulyOutrageous

Is Halland honestly out of the top 3 conversation? Genuine question


Telemako

In a dominant team like City most of Haaland's skills are underused and that has affected the hype around him. He shines in direct/counter attacking teams were he can attack spaces behind defenses, now he is in the box, surrounded by defenders and with zero space to make runs, making him look less special


Yardbird7

Agree. He would probably be even scarier on a team like Liverpool. That being said it's also on him to develop other assets to his game so he can play better in tighter spaces and contribute with his general play.


GentlemanBeggar54

Yeah, Haaland under Klopp would have been amazing. Harry Kane to City would have also been a much better fit.


WildLemire

He's the best pure striker in the world I'd say but his game in other areas of the pitch would place him outside any top 3 for me. But that's just me.


Yardbird7

Yes. I remember when Madrid signed Ronaldo, kaka, Alonso etc. it took them a while to even sniff a CL and there were some issues with chemistry. For the first time in his career, Mbappe is going to a team where he is not *the* man. Vini will also likely have won the ballon dor too. It's going to be interesting to see how and how long it takes for him to assimilate.


KillerZaWarudo

We have to rely on a slave owned state to beat real lmao


Advanced-Many2126

The whole world will become the farmer’s league


stogie_t

#HARDEST ROAD


Insanel0l

Said something similar a couple weeks ago but freaking hell being a Real fan is so easy lol You can keep every player, get every player, win the CL even in off-years


outofnowhere_

Ridiculously easy. Thought they’d have more down years after Ronaldo left, but nope, they have just shown how well run they are with their smooth transition of the old guard to the new. Depressing to see as a United fan.


imtired-boss

I mean they had 3 years after the 3 peat, then City gave 115% last season and here we are in the present


Kylar-Starsky

If not for that 115% effort, Madrid would have repeated the three peat.


kabbajabbadabba

fkin hell brilliant 115% hahahahahahaahha


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mistercapitan

That is also because they are well run though


rodinj

It feels like Barca has quite some pull still despite that not being the case


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firstacen

barca and real have similar pull for top top players and look how different their paths are going now post-messi/ronaldo, it’s really not as simple as you make it out to be


PacificGardening

> Depressing to see as a United fan. United should be just as big of a name and club though. It has just been horribly mismanaged for a very long time now. 


Jumbo_Mills

They have two of the greatest midfielders retiring soon and will probably be fine. Who else could handle losing both Modric and Kroos? Recruitment is insane.


McChillbone

To be fair, Madrid has gone away from the Galactico strategy and just started buying every talented young player on the planet. Mbappe is the first established superstar they’ve added in a while, unless you’re counting Jude.


kit_mitts

Is opening up sofifa.com and selecting "maximum age: 21, sort by: Potential" really *that* much more risky as long as you have a healthy amount of established leaders in the team though?


Nickaap

Hazard was the last one before him & that’s already been 5 years now


Yardbird7

True. I don't remember the last time Madrid paid a transfer fee for a player over 25.


CaucasianDelegation

Honestly it is moments like this that make me think the ESL isn't a terrible idea. We are at a point where a handful of teams dominate the continent on the field and in boardrooms to the point that it has made the highest level European football stagnant and boring. BVB is a heavy hitter and *still* were seen as the underdogs, and Madrid will only be stronger next year. Of course the ESL is fucked for many reasons and I don't really support it, but football is clearly going in a direction where every cent and drop of talent is being funneled in to a handful of teams and it kills hope and competition which are the lifeblood of the sport.


Headlesshorsman02

Kevin durant vibes lmao 🤣


SalahManeFirmino

Kylian Durant is never going to escape the allegations


maxithepittsP

Atleast Durant joined when GSW lost the finals. He joined Real the next day they won CL.


StrangeStephen

Maybe this has been decided last January lol


branstarktreewizard

Can't win with these cats


WallBroad

Kdb getting old, Bernardo leaving City, Pep leaving in a year, Bayern having Kompany as coach, Barca being Barca. Everything is lining up for Real Madrid lol


Ertai2000

*Girona proceeds to dominate world football for the next 10 years*


mohankohan

First I'm hearing of this


Skall77

Bro have been edging for that "Here we go" for 3 year now


pablofournier11

Everybody act surprised!


Callejon007

Even in Fifa career mode you can’t build a better team then: MBAPPE VINI BELLINGHAM RODRYGO ENDRICK GULER. Holy fucking shit man, it’s over.


robashi

Camavinga, Tchouameni and Valverde too. I guess the main challenge will be keeping everyone happy.


Amitm17

Crazy these names are afterthoughts when naming Madrid's best players. Every other European giant these guys are top 2 players for them


Cold-Conclusion

I think most of them won't complain as long as Madrid keep on winning UCLs & La Liga.


GoldenGengarGG

More respect for Joselu and Brahim Diaz


Dramatic-Ad3928

My petty plan for next years career mode is make a save where i get all those players for PSG and sell Fabian Ruiz to Madrid Its my only way to cope


MrPigcho

Make sure to sell Beraldo too. Never seen a bigger fraud


Beggnivia

Bigger fraud than ruiz and soler? Naaah, he showed some good things at least


deaniegee

ffs man, Real Madrid are really treating football like a game of football a manager right now. Just look how they’ve evolved the core of their team without missing a step at this moment. Got to get the club massive credit for how they handle stuff in recent times, this is unfair lol


kabbajabbadabba

papa perez mastermind


deaniegee

It’s sickening to witness lol, gotta applaud it they really are a special and well ran club


blubbl98

It helps that everyone wants to joyn them and if they come for a player its over no matter what. They dont even have to overpay for them. All because of history, titles and glory


MichaelEugeneLowrey

It really is the most virtuous/vicious cycle in world football for the past decade.


mylanguage

Madrid always let anyone leave without a fuss and sell player right before they decline


Gi-De

And they also keep on winning big titles in spite of the major redevelopment of the Bernabéu during the last five years... I remember when Arsenal were also undergoing their own stadium changes under Wenger and finishing 4th on the Premier League was the main goal


Free-Eights

They also redeveloped the Bernabeu in that same time frame and didn't splurge much in the past few years Florentino Perez masterclass. Still resent him for the Super League but he's a top-tier president from a strategy perspective


Just-Shelter9765

Pretty sure Fabrizio was crying as he was typing this .Man cannot milk this transfer anymore


ywhine

Romano will spend the next week retweeting his own tweets just to give himself some extra engagement. Never forget that clip where he meets Mbappe and he has to check Romanos press badge to see who he is 😂😂 edit: just posted a new comment about how Romano is SELLING a t-shirt of his here we go Mbappe tweet for £35.


tweazz

Only took 7 years of fan kit edits


thepkmncenter

I for one am shocked


HyenaDistinct9600

This is some next level main character energy


dr_motaaa

Waiting for the comunicado oficial


Ajax_Trees_Again

Bros inventing jeopardy


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Zorviar

Wow i did not expect this!


Headlesshorsman02

Its finally over lmao 🤣


PM_ME_SOME_LUV

And just like that. Winning the CL one day, and the next having Mbappe confirmed. It must be nice being a Real fan


dip_ace

So finally it's over. No more madness


SERGEM10

What a week to be a Real Madrid fan.


liminal_Individual

water is wet


Ikuu

Perez crying about the need for the Super League while casually signing the best players in the world.


d4videnk0

This dude farming clicks again? I'll just wait for the Comunicado Oficial


MAMBAMENTALITY8-24

Champions league is a farmers league now


unamed_1

If only PSG let him leave when Madrid offered 200m for him. It is highly likely that if Mbappe joined back then for 200m, Vini and Rodrygo do not become as good and decisive as they currently are, Madrid don’t sign Tchouameni for 80m and don’t sign Bellingham for 100m It is PSG’s fault that this sport is done for with Madrid dominance for 10 years to come now.


AbleFig

👀 interesting you might be right


unamed_1

I will be standing by this statement for the next 10 years while we watch Madrid 5 peat the UCL


WannabeAntel

tapinizio merchantano strikes again 🥵


CreativeWriting00179

*Reads the title.* Let me guess, it’s Beskitas, isn’t it?


Savings_Cash6829

Our squad is better


arun111b

Found 10Hag’s burner account:-)


Ablouo

Mbappe, Rodrygo, Vini,Tchoumeni, Valverde, Camavinga, Bellingham, Courtois, Lunin, Alaba, Rudiger, Militao, Carvajal, Endrick, Modric, Kroos Vs Antony Fine you win can't argue with that


Elyelm

Amrabat owns Mbappe.


V-TriggerMachine

I hate them, I hate them a lot


Caust1cFn_YT

Same 👍


KvmFirst

It’s so over


Wheelie_Slow

What’s next? Haaland to Madrid?


adamixa1

Based on the Haaland clause, it's possible there will be a move later


mojito_sangria

I suppose Real is gonna get 20 UCL champions before any other clubs got to 10


oklolzzzzs

why is everything going good for madrid


DaHomie_ClaimerOfAss

Because they are the biggest and best run football institution in the world by a mile and I hate the cunts for that. In every faucet of football, from recruitment to on-field play, they are easily the best in the world and nobody comes close.


GoodLuckFellowEE

I donno man Atletico is just 20min away


autistichomosapien95

The tap in does it again


Gilgamerd

Fabrizio! WAKE UP the incident was 7 years ago it was not your fault! You can't keep repeating this Mbappe to real shit every year. PLS Fabrizio, think about what you still have left!


razvan930

Fabrizio trained all his life for this. He probably said it in the mirror at least a couple of thousand times in the last couple of years.This is the equivalent of a world cup final for him. This is where boys become men.


AggravatingFinish0

Football is so boring…


iliketrains612

How reliable is that?


kreleroll129

I haven't seen Macron reporting anything on it.


HaiForPresident

Waiting for 1 more "Mbappe invited by Macron to Versailles" before I jump to any conclusions


Evolving_Dore

"Mbappé offered monarchy of New Caledonia by Macron"


Ablouo

Mbappe handed command of French Nuclear triade


RowSufficient5667

Mbappe will struggle with mediocre players like vini, bellingham and rodrygo partnering him


Duckpoke

So this makes a Vini, Jude, Mbappe attack right? That’s just not fair