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Real Madrid finished the 2024 calendar year with an entertaining 4-2 victory thanks to some wonderful first-half goals and incisive attacking play. Kylian Mbappé and Fede Valverde scored from distance early on, before Rodrygo Goes came into action before the break. Isaac Romero then scored a free header to close the gap for Sevilla, and Brahim Diaz secured the second-half victory despite Dodi Lukebakio’s late consolation goal for Sevilla.
Three answers
1. could real Madrid Does 2024 end on a high?
The Best award for Vinícius Júnior and the corresponding coach award for Carlo Ancelotti on Tuesday, the victory in the Intercontinental Cup on Wednesday and now a resounding home victory in a packed Bernabéu on Sunday are a good way to close the 2024 calendar year for Real Madrid. . This brings their calendar year point total to 90, their best result since 2021, when the team scored 97 points with three additional games played, and beat Atlético Madrid and FC Barcelona, who ended up recording the most points in the calendar year 2023 that RealMadrid. If we add to that the silverware, with a Spanish Super Cup, La Liga, the Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, it has been a pretty good year to be a Real Madrid fan.
2. Would weekday travel influence the process?
Since Sevilla’s match against Celta de Vigo ended last Saturday, Real Madrid played an intense 90 minutes in Vallecas against Rayo Vallecano a few hours later. They then trained as usual on Monday, before taking a six-and-a-half-hour flight to Qatar on Tuesday, playing 90 minutes against Pachuca in the Intercontinental Cup on Wednesday and flying back overnight on Wednesday. Then they trained normally on Fridays and Saturdays. Meanwhile, Sevilla only had to make the trip from Seville to Madrid on Saturday and has been able to prepare for this match with five full training sessions. If anything, that increased the pressure to make an impact from the start, while Real Madrid had fresher legs and could match the intensity. Kylian Mbappé advanced with a spectacular shot in just the 10th minute to facilitate the opportunity.
3. How would the Bernabéu see off Jesús Navas?
While the Bernabeu fans were mainly there on Sunday to see the men in white, any Spanish football fan was aware that this match was Jesús Navas’ last appearance after a brilliant career. He has played 887 games for Sevilla and Manchester City, 56 more for Spain, with a total of 52 goals and 165 assists in his career, and has won a World Cup title, two European Championships, a UEFA Nations League, four Europa League, a European Super Cup Copa del Rey, two Copas del Rey, a Spanish Super Cup, two English League Cups and two Premier League titles. He is an iconic football figure and a legend of the Sevilla club, who earned his guard of honor and a standing ovation from the entire stadium before the match and when he came on as a substitute in the second half to the applause of everyone at the Bernabéu.
three questions
1. Why was Eduardo Camavinga starting at left back?
There was some surprise with the team selection as it included the choice of Carlo Ancelotti to field Eduardo Camavinga at left back. Ferland Mendy had been included in the squad as he was recovering from his recent injury, and Fran García was also fit and in the squad. Camavinga played the full 90 minutes at left back, recording more tackles than anyone else with four, and won eight of his 11 duels with a solid performance. However, it reflected a lack of balance at the back that Sevilla knew how to take advantage of. Aurélien Tchouameni scored Isaac Romero’s goal after Antonio Rüdiger went ahead unnecessarily, and then the second goal saw Thibaut Courtois unusually beaten at his near post after Raúl Asencio’s experiment at right-back saw him exploited by his rhythm.
2. Is Kylian Mbappé finally recovering?
Kylian Mbappé was the first man to score at the Bernabéu on Sunday afternoon and he did so to make it four games in a row scoring, with two on either side of the injury that forced him to lose to Atalanta in the Champions League. If ever Real Madrid needed a reaction to the poor form that saw them so harshly criticized after defeats against Liverpool and Athletic Club, it was exactly this. His goal in the 10th minute allowed him to take the game from the next and show confidence in hitting the ball into the back of the net, something that he lacked during many of his first months as a Real Madrid player. Playing in the center here, with Rodrygo Goes and Brahim Díaz on either side, he was dropping deeper and was more involved than on other occasions this season when he played the same role. This Mbappé is much more promising, and goals like this are exactly what the Madridistas hoped to see when he arrived in the summer.
3. What’s next for winter break?
Real Madrid’s winter break will be slightly shortened due to the rescheduled La Liga match against Valencia on January 3. In any case, coach Carlo Ancelotti has opted to give as much rest as possible to his players, who are not expected to return to training until Friday, December 27, when they will return to Valdebebas to train and prepare, starting with the annual open. training on December 30 and preparation for the game at Mestalla on Friday of the same week. This will be the longest non-match break for Real Madrid since the summer, and for many players who participated in national team competitions, it will be the longest break in 12 months.
