Real Madrid lived a happy hangover today with their qualification for the Champions League semifinals (they will have been present in 11 of the last 13 semifinals), only slightly clouded by the yellow card for Éder Militão, who will miss the first leg at the Bernabeu , on May 9 or 10, against Manchester City or Bayern Munich.
The 25-year-old Brazilian central defender, who is celebrating his fourth season at the club, is currently considered the best defender on the team. He has played 3,330 minutes this season, spread over 41 games, in which he has scored six goals.
Carlo Ancelotti gave a party to his players today, who will return to training tomorrow in Valdebebas. Outside of the fight for the League, eleven points behind Barcelona, ​​the white team is already focused on the Copa del Rey final on May 6 at La Cartuja in Seville against Osasuna. Until then they have three league games: Celta and AlmerÃa at the Bernabéu and in between the visit to Girona at Montilivi. In all of them rotations are expected, but not massive so that the headlines do not lose form.
In the next few days, Madrid wants to close the pending renewals for the next season. Of the seven players on the squad who are ending their contract, the only one with whom they are not negotiating because he will surely not continue is Mariano. The first who can announce that he is renewing for one more season is Toni Kroos. After the match in London, the German midfielder declared that “everything is on the right track” and that it is up to the club where and when to make the announcement.
At this point in the season, the renewals of Luka Modric, for one more year, and of Karim Benzema are also taken for granted. In the case of Nacho, Madrid expects the player to approve the offer he has made. At the beginning of the year Nacho was not sure if it was convenient for him to continue or not, but now he seems to opt for continuity and hang up his boots at his lifelong club.
The two even more confusing cases are those of Dani Ceballos and Marco Asensio. Both players were also unclear until recently if they wanted to renew or not. The Spaniard is determinedly for the job and has made it known. The utrerano has not yet pronounced. The Bernabéu public has been asking for the renewal of Nacho and Ceballos for several games.
