The royalists sought an eternity against Rome

It’s not final, not even semi. It is not the final match to win a League, not be relegated or qualify for the Champions League. But tonight (Anoeta, 9:00 pm, Cuatro and Movistar) 16 players and a Real Madrid coach can enter the centenary books of the club’s history as members of the txuri urdin first team that sealed a great return in Europe, The Sila billed the first truly unforgettable night at the Amara Coliseum. Matches with epic overtones leave an indelible mark on the hard drive of memory – every realist will have a tattoo on their neurons – and today’s match against AS Roma may be one of those that continues can be counted in five decades. Thursday night, heat, Europa League, a historic Italian like Roma, perhaps the most famous coach in the world, Mourinho, in front and the need for a victory to turn the 2-0 first leg. The party has ingredients and incentives for the true follower. If all goes well and you occupy a blue seat, you’ll have a great story to tell for a long time.

For this reason, the players who dress in white and blue today and listen to how more than 30,000 souls of Txuri Urdin call like there is no tomorrow aspire to enter Txuri Urdin forever. They will be the protagonists of those permanent stories in due course: the architects of the first great comeback. It’s worth the effort, even if the company is really complicated. If victory is achieved, there will be some quarterfinals, some semifinals… but no one will forget the night of March 16, 2023.

Faith in abundance

And the Real has the most important thing for that ‘miracle’ to happen: faith in achieving it. It had been feeding itself for days, thinking that it could be done, that, in terms of play and occasion, the imanol They are no less in Rome, although they are more innocent in places.

No, Real are not good, but this match goes beyond bad streaks and results. In order to pass, Real needs to recover all its football, which it has, and add an element of courage and pride, which will help it win over the fans. On the field it could be the footballers who lead him to conquer Old Trafford or catapult him to third place in the League. And then there’s Silva, the hand riding the realistic cradle.

And it was that imanol with full staff, except for Aritz and madik. Cracks are available and want those coming out of injury oyarzabal, Merino either Silva, with more filming. This is the perfect setting for them to unleash their best version. imanol He wants to introduce “nuances” to his team to surprise Roma and make at least the first leg of the game hell. The coach attended the training session chanting ‘yes we can, we can!’.

Oyarzabal or Sorloth, the doubt

Regarding the first leg, the return of Brais is expected in the midfield, where Real, a priori, will show their ‘magic diamond’ with the Galician, zubimendi, Merino and Silva. There are more doubts about the attack, which hut looks safe and Sorloth and oyarzabal They will fight for the rest of the place. The captain’s connection to the stands is undeniable. He has the torch to set the party on fire.

In any case, imanol It has other resources like Momo Cho, Carlos Fernandez either barrenetxeain anticipation that the game could be long and will also need dynamite in the final stretch and the extension if it comes.

Roma also arrived in Donostia yesterday with their entire squad. pellegrini will play with a protective helmet on the head and there are players alike Bellotti, Solbakken either Diego Llorente who performed healings that were nothing short of miraculous. Dybala he intends to be the one trying to sabotage the dreams of the royalists against the. maybe they booked tammy abraham at the bank.

2.4 million was at stake

Of course, this is the least important, because the dream, which still stands despite what happened in the first leg, is to reach the final in Budapest on May 31. But there is also money at stake. La Real is playing for at least 2.4 million euros tonight. If he wins, he will pocket 630,000 euros more than the already collected, 9.08 million euros for his participation in sports. But if he comes back and wins in Rome by more than two goals, he will earn another 1.8 million, which is the prize of going to the quarterfinals.

A hot, emotional, magical night is expected in a packed Anoeta, with 1,750 Romans in the stands. It is a match for history, for memory.