On the occasion of its quarter -final this Saturday against Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid broke a European record more than a decade.
Real Madrid plays its future at the Club World Cup. A competition raised to the rank of priority by the Madrid management. To achieve this crucial goal, Xabi Alonso's men show one, if not their best face of the season. Always undefeated in the United States, Merengues can more than ever believe in the final triumph.
At the New Jersey Metlife Stadium, this quarter -final opposes no more or less than the two best teams in the competition in terms of assessment. If Real Madrid is looking for this first historic world, this team has already entered the golden football book. And this, just after giving the start of this match.
A marathon season for Real Madrid
This year, Real Madrid drew at the end of its resources, both in the figurative and proper sense of the term. With a Champions League raised in 2024, the Merengues have played all the possible and imaginable competitions this season. Whether in Iberian territory with the traditional Liga, King's Cup and Spanish Super Cup. Or outside of Spain, with the champions League, intercontinental cut, European Super Cup. And currently, the Club World Cup.
Yes, Casa Blanca has not raised many trophies this season. But that does not imply that the Madrilenians did not live beautiful epics. So, add the cup reform to the big ears as well as a new world, and the number of white matches has simply exploded.
An impression confirmed by statistics. Because as pointed out Stats Footon this Saturday evening, Real Madrid is playing its … 67th game of the season! Or a record in the history of the club (66 in 2001/02) and a first in the 5 major championships since the Chelsea 2012/13 (67).
A true symbol of this marathon, with its tenure, Fede Valverde also joins a very closed group. That of the players who have played the most games with a European top 5 club during a season in official competition in the 21st century. With these now 64 units, he joined the José Manuel Jurado (Atlético de Madrid 2009/10), Oscar (Chelsea 2012/13) as well as Fernando Torres (Chelsea 2012/13).
