City, Country – E be like Real Madrid dey style again! Since the arrival of Xabi Alonso as head coach, dem don find new life for players wey face slow performance before. One of dem na Fran García, the left-back wey don finally pick im groove during the Club World Cup.
For two years under Carlo Ancelotti, García nearly forget wetin dem call consistency. But as dem shift to a back five setup with three center-backs plus two wing-backs, na him go blast dem all! With Ferland Mendy dey mend him muscle, García don start all four matches and never even take small break. You fit sabi say he assist Vinícius Jr. in their match against Salzburg, and dem dey pull strong chemistry like pounded yam and egusi.
For di match against Juventus, e no just play, e show skill! García complete almost every pass him throw and win 8 out of 12 duels. E only let person dribble him once (the guy wey do am fit chop breast!). After the match, García talk say di coach plan fit him style: “Di coach wan make we press high and try catch ball early. E dey give us chance to create, and that na wetin dey sweet our forwards.”
Meanwhile, Real Madrid dey hot on di heels to sign Álvaro Carreras from Benfica for di 2025–26 season, but di Portuguese side dey chop dem well with €50 million release clause. E no even dey blink! But with García dey perform well, perhaps dem go relax small on spending big for new left-back – e go make sense to reward stars wey don dey around already.
Xabi Alonso don emphasize say dem want wetin dem dey call ‘bold wing-back play’: “We need our wing-backs to dey brave and push forward,” na wetin him talk after dem qualify for quarterfinals for Miami. With García dey perform like star boy and dey fit into di team tools, who know, him fit just become key player for Madrid’s new system.
Real Madrid dey make waves again this season. Dem don tie club record with 66 matches this season, same way Zinédine Zidane’s crew do am for 2001-02 season when dem carry Champions League. But dis season, Real dey gree pass dem mark. Na di upcoming match against Borussia Dortmund go make am 67 matches – if dem fit win dem, na record for Europe since Liverpool and Chelsea don stop dey catch dem!
Federico Valverde and Luka Modric na di big boys wey dey lead di charge, with Valverde don show face for like 70 games for club and country. Na di player wey Alonso dey use pass this season, dey average 85 minutes per match, and e don just miss six games. Modric too dey run am – as he dey approach 40, di man don play 61 matches for Real and 10 for him country. If him feature against Dortmund, e go don reach 72. Dem fit just call am Old Man of football!
Real Madrid dey aim to win di newly formatted Club World Cup, but dem dey target big financial reward too. E no be joke! According to AS, if dem manage carry di trophy, each player fit collect €1 million, including stars like Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Jr. Those guys go enter locker room dey form indabos if dis happen!
Collective reward dey eye-catching too: win all remaining matches, dem fit collect up to €111.6 million! E include prize money for reaching quarterfinals and all di wahala wey football dey bring. As dem don chop €55.16 million so far, this na chance to raise di cash more if dem fit keep di winning magic. Di next wahala na with Borussia Dortmund dis Saturday for quarterfinals. Na serious matter as dem don chop dem last time in di Champions League Final. Borussia dey come for revenge, no be small.
And as dem dey prepare for di match, young sensation Gonzalo García wey score against Juventus go dey crucial for dem if Mbappé fit return sharp. Madrid don dey aim for yet another trophy to add to dem big collection, and dis time, e no go only be for sporting glory – e go be financial jackpot too! Wetin you dey think? Go dey pom-pom or wetin?
