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I reckon Bayern will rest most of their starters if their match remains on Saturday. Their title race is done anyways. Maybe bring on 5 starters as subs to retain match sharpness.

 

"Casemiro, you've won 4 Champions League..."

Casemiro: "Hey, I have won 5!"

"You won 4 in 5 years... 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022... oh, yes you've won 5 (laughs)."

Casemiro: "Yes, 5. Don't take it away from me (laughs)." pic.twitter.com/lW1rd2s1bO

— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) April 18, 2024

🗣️ Casemiro: “When everything was done [with United], I entered Ancelotti’s office & he started crying, and then he told me ‘Case, I don’t know why I’m crying’.

It was the only moment where I doubted leaving Real Madrid.” @elchiringuitotv pic.twitter.com/w5ssVfZWRx

— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) April 18, 2024

🗣️ Casemiro: “Florentino Pérez did not want me to leave. He didn’t want to talk to me about the subject [leaving Real Madrid]. I had to talk to other people at the club.” @elchiringuitotv pic.twitter.com/vHvhGbagN3

— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) April 18, 2024

"You still talk to Modrić and Kroos?"

Casemiro: "Of course, yes. They're not just teammates, they're much more. They're friends for life. I will keep telling everyone that I'm their friend and that I played with them." @elchiringuitotv pic.twitter.com/H5jTMzsYws

— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) April 18, 2024

🗣️ Casemiro: “When I was close to leaving, I entered Ancelotti’s office & he was crying. I asked him: “Why are you crying?’

He said: ‘Case, I don’t know, I just want you to know that I love you & didn’t want you to leave’. That was when I doubted leaving.” @elchiringuitotv pic.twitter.com/rp1AGw0i1q

— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) April 18, 2024

 

🗣 Casemiro: "I chose to leave Real Madrid after winning the 14th Champions League in Paris. I wanted something new, I had won everything. I wanted a new league, a new language. But it wasn't easy, Florentino Pérez didn't want to let me go." pic.twitter.com/qAiEOTYfIV

— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) April 18, 2024

"Modrić, Casemiro, Kroos or Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta?"

Casemiro: "Uff, difficult. This is the best part of football. Who was better? Us or them? BBC or MSN? We marked an era, we made history." @elchiringuitotv pic.twitter.com/rqZgaBErpa

— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) April 18, 2024

 

🚨Bayern Munich's away fans could be BANNED from the semi-finals at the Santiago Bernabeu after they broke UEFA pyro rules again vs Arsenal. @BILD #UCL pic.twitter.com/m25BJF9wsQ

— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) April 19, 2024

Music to my ears

 

Can we afford to rest anyone on the weekend? So hard to recover by Sunday. I'm thinking specifically of guys like Carvajal/Jude/Fede/Cama .....90 minutes against City is a nightmare physically....let alone 120mns....

At least Tchouameni is fresh. We'll definitely need him in midfield to give rest to one of Fede/Cama who can come off the bench.

Can Militao start? If not Nacho it is.

 

If we win or draw, can afford to rest many players in remaining La Liga games and focus on two matches vs Bayern. So I don't expect any rotation. Barca themselves played with 10 men for 60 minutes and had a tough loss mentally. RM has 3.5 days rest before Clasico which isn't bad.

 

Draw would be ok. But IMO we will be fine, but Tchouameni will start, Brahim also can easily, same with Modrič.

 

🚨 JUST IN: Real Madrid think Raúl's time as Castilla coach has come to an end. @La_SER #rmalive 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/TStzeWlkXm

— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) April 19, 2024

↪️ MORE: It's not 100% ruled out that Raúl STAYS but after Ancelotti's renewal, Raúl is more tempted to try a career outside of Spain. @La_SER #rmalive

— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) April 19, 2024

 

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out…..

 

Only one I worry about is Dani. I’d have a deep think about resting him if possible. We need him to stay fit through the business end of the season, and he put a shift in on Wednesday.

 

What? Was he toxic or something? I thought he nearly got promotion for castilla and was doing good?

 

I know he's a legend for you guys, but today, he moves like he's a 2 pack-a-day guy, and he works like he gives zero sh!ts about his legacy for ManURE.

GREAT sale for you guys, absolutely moronic purchase for ManURE. I have no earthly idea what happened to him, but he looks like he's cooked now.

 

This can't be true. It's already been determined by bigsoccer experts that Raul is in full control and only he can decide if stays or leaves as manager and since he a selfish self serving primadona he already decided to stay and purposely sabotage the academy and it's players in an effort to prove how much control he has.

 

I never cared for Raul and his ego that he was more important to the club as a player than anyone else and when coaches tried to reduce his role they were always undermined by him and his connections to the press.

He’s also squandered our Castilla potential and needs to go. None of these players are progressing under him.

 

Castilla is in danger of relegation this year.

 

I guess you could say the same thing to Flo who called Raul a
fraud back in 2021. Raul is a fraud in all manner.

 

Fraud? Third top scorer in Madrid's history is a fraud; you might not like his personality but do not call him a fraud. Perez also called Casillas, one of the greatest goalkeepers, a fraud as well.

Now I won't deny Raul was a toxic influence, both at Madrid and NT. But he's still a legend.

And here's what he said about him in 2008-

And what he thinks about players in general-

While I respect Perez as a president/businessman, his opinion on players doesn't really count for much.

 

🚨 JUST IN: Lucas Vazquez is likely to START vs Barcelona tomorrow. @relevo #rmalive pic.twitter.com/55UiQLMTsE

— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) April 20, 2024

 

🚨 NEW: Everything indicates that Eder Militão will START vs Bayern Munich. @diarioas #rmalive 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/v6dIi0bE5N

— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) April 19, 2024

 

With Rudi

let’s gooo

 

🚨 THIBAUT COURTOIS CON EL GRUPO 🚨

QUÉ GRAN NOTICIA 😍😍🤍pic.twitter.com/kBZuLBXtYT

— REAL MADRID FANS 🤍 (@AdriRM33) April 20, 2024

🚨 JUST IN: Ferland Mendy is not training. He has an overload. pic.twitter.com/2yigaXpaMU

— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) April 20, 2024

 

Shit

we need Mendy against Yamal

 

He still in doubt for tomorrow. Camavinga can play LB