Los Blancos’ legendary goalkeeper said that Real Madrid is the favorite of Champions League. The former player noted that Los Merengues would be a big headache for the teams like Chelsea, Liverpool and Bayern Munich.
Attacking line that shines
Let’s take a look at the data and facts. We see that Karim Benzema is in phenomenal shape. As he grew older, Karim became more prolific and good at converting regular moments into goals. Many experts compare him already to Robert Lewandowski’s level. Keep in mind that Los Blancos’ fans believe that Karim Benzema is way bigger than Lewandowski. Karim Benzema is the main striker in La Liga. He has scored many goals not only in La LIga but in the Champions League too. Along with the goals, Karim Benzema was named as one of the main contenders of Ballon D’or 2021. Along with Karim, Vinicius Junior has a phenomenal season. What happened with Vinicius? The young player said that working hard in silence helped him to improve a lot. We see a totally different Vinicius Junior. The Brazilian forward even benched Eden Hazard. Carlo Ancelott has a big trust in youngsters and he even said this in many press-conferences. Along with Vini and Benzema, we should never forget two big names – Gareth Bale and Eden Hazard. Although these two players are not starters for now, they can always decide the fate of the match with just one moment.
Legendary names in the midfield
Casillas believes that midfielders will have a big impact on Los Blancos’ performance this season. The midfield consists of players like Casemiro, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos. Keep in mind that Real Madrid can rotate those players with Valverde, Camavinga and Isco. It means that Los Merengues has a really deep bench. The same happened in the season of 2017/18 when Zidane had a really deep bench. Valverde and Camavinga can make a big change at any minute in the match. That’s why Iker believes that Los Blancos has the most complete squad this season to win the Champions League.