A reinforcement, a ‘forgiven’… and one who seeks forgiveness

A reinforcement, a ‘forgiven’… and one who seeks forgiveness. It seems like the title of a classic old western (The good, the bad and the ugly)but it describes quite precisely the moment with which the real Madrid face your visit to Barcelona to dispute the last Classic of the season. One that can end in an unpublished image: an alirón from Barça after defeating the eternal rivalsomething that has never happened after a duel between the two greats of Spanish football.

These two players deserve that we turn the page and give them an opportunity to continue fighting for this club

Arbeloa

The team of Arbeloa lands on the Camp Nou in the middle of one of the most delicate weeks in memory in the recent history of the white club. With the locker room beaten, the fans pushed to the limit and the Bernabeu prepared to pass sentence in the next home game against the OviedoMadrid needs to win to heal wounds and stop the fall. And to do so he arrives with three names marked in red.

The voice that was missing

The first is Thibaut Courtois. Probably the most important reinforcement possible. His return of tranquility to the goal, but also returns to the team one of the most important voices in the locker room. And one of the most respected and listened to. The Belgian points to the eleven with the responsibility of supporting a team full of doubts and preventing the crisis from entering an even greater dimension. Because a defeat against Barça would trigger even more tension at the Bernabéu and leave the team in a very difficult situation to manage. in the final stretch of a season marked by frustration. Winning wouldn’t fix everything, but it would offer some oxygen.

The second name is that of the ‘forgiven’: Aurélien Tchouaméni. The Frenchman will have to face a significant financial penalty after the latest internal incidents, but has avoided sporting punishment and will be available for the Classic. “These two players deserve that we turn the page and give them an opportunity to continue fighting for this club. Tomorrow Tchouaméni will be in the squad,” he explained. Arbeloa in the run-up to the meeting. The one who will not be there is Valverde after the aftermath of a fight that forces him to be out for between 10 and 14 days.

Mbappé’s debt

And the third focus points directly to Kylian Mbappé. The French forward continues trying to recover the credit lost with Real Madrid after several weeks at the center of criticism. His trip to Italy during the team’s days off in the midst of the crisis and his arrival just ten minutes before the game against Espanyol generated enormous discomfort among the fans. His recovery process in France did not help either, after the medical errors that pushed the player to seek a second opinion.

Now, his presence is once again a mystery. Mbappé only completed part of the last training session before the trip to Barcelona and, although barring a surprise, he will be in the squad.his presence in the eleven seems complicated. The club remains optimistic about his progress, but he has not yet completed a session at the same pace as his teammates. Everything indicates that he will travel and he will wait for his moment from the bench. If he ends up having minutes it will depend on his physique, the context of the game… and If he finds an opportunity to begin to recover the forgiveness of Real Madrid fans.