Na so the gist dey hot for Real Madrid as dem prepare for Champions League match wey dem go play against Benfica. Kylian Mbappé wey don dey shine like morning sun don show face for the squad after e train solo on Monday, wey dey manage im health well well.
As e dey stand, Mbappé don score 34 goals this season across all competitions, na 47% of wetin the whole team don carry come. Na serious goal poacher he be! But wetin dem talk for Spain be say e no do full practice with the team; e dey take am easy make sure say im body no go fail am. Na wetin the new manager Álvaro Arbeloa dey try manage as e don lead dem to three straight wins, which na big ginger for the team morale.
Real Madrid don don waka go Portugal and dem go do small training for Lisbon before the game on Wednesday. If everything work well, Mbappé and im sidekick Álvaro Carreras go dey ready to start the match. Dem dey third for league table now, but dem no fit rest because Barcelona dey hot for dem neck, just two points behind!
If dem fit win against Benfica, dem go pass to the Round of 16 without wahala. But if dem no do well, e fit cause gbege make dem fall out of that top eight wey necessary, and nobody want that extra playoff stress.
For the squad, dem get solid goalkeepers like Thibaut Courtois and Andriy Lunin, plus defenders wey no dey sleep like Carvajal and Alaba, and midfielders like Jude Bellingham dey run things. As for the forwards, na Mbappé, Vinicius Junior, and Rodrygo go dey give dem wahala for front!
But no bi all of dem dey shine this week as defenders Trent Alexander-Arnold and Antonio Rüdiger no go dey play for this game because of injury wahala. Dem dey hope say dem go fit return to action soon, wey suppose give Real Madrid more firepower for their upcoming matches.
Na jam-packed weekend ahead for Real Madrid as dem dey prepare not just for this match, but for the next one against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. If Sabi manager Arbeloa fit manage dis players well, e go fit push dem make dem shine for both league and Champions League.
Meanwhile, Mbappé dey grow as leader for the team; him don dey support im teammates well. Just the other day, him show love to Brahim Díaz after wey e miss penalty for AFCON final. Na wetin teammates suppose do! E don really dey grow im character for the pitch and off the pitch.
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