When Sergio Ramos abandoned the real Madrid At the end of last season after not renewing his contract with the white club, no one could imagine that he would not be missed for a second. The meteoric adaptation of David Alaba in just a few weeks and the growth of Military filled their gap in the white defense, but everyone took it for granted that the Madrid I would miss his irreducible spirit, his leadership, his ability to score decisive goals like the one from Lisbon.
Nor has it been like that because Madrid, without its eternal captain, has completed an almost miraculous path to the final of the Championswith two epic comebacks included, leaving behind the PSGto the Chelsea and to Manchester City. Nothing less. The role of captain and savior has been assumed by Karim Benzema and Dani Carvajal and Nacho are the heirs to the unbreakable spirit of Sergio Ramos.
The winger and central defender supported the white team when City had him on the canvas, they spread hunger to their teammates and were key in the comeback. A Nacho He had to cover the gap left by Alaba and became the leader of the White defense, constantly sending and correcting. He cut several decisive counters when the City found ground to run and when Grealish He missed the sentence twice, pushed the team up and stifled City’s ball output with several key ball recoveries, such as the one that made it 2-1.
Carvajal, for his part, suffered an ordeal against Foden first and Grealish later but he knew how to draw strength from weakness to rebuild himself and be fundamental in the comeback. His was the measured center that ended in 2-1 Rodrygo and was one of the players who lit the fuse in the Bernabeu raising and cheering the public. His competitive nature shone again in the Champions League against City, after finishing as an improvised central defender against Chelsea in extra time in the second leg. Without Ramos, almost forgotten in Paris, the witness has been picked up by Nacho and Carvajal.
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