Madrid sticks out its chest
The entire squad posed with the awards received by Benzema and Ancelotti at the UEFA gala held in Istanbul. How could it be otherwise, Real Madrid was the team that had the most success at the UEFA gala . In addition to being included in Group F , one of the most affordable , it was the team that had the most success in the individual awards: Karim Benzema won the Best Player of the Year award and Carlo Ancelotti did the same with the Best Coach award . These awards, despite being individual, were achieved thanks to teamwork, and for this reason, the squad has posed with the two great winners of the gala (in addition to Alexia Putellas) and with their respective trophies. With Karim and Carletto in the center and with the rest of the players on the sides, the photograph shows the unity in the white dressing room.The reality is that Madrid had been dry for three years in this trophy distributed by UEFA on the same day as the draw for the group stage of the next edition of the Champions League. Since Luka Modric, who won the Best Player award in 2018, no Merengue representative had taken the stage to receive the award . In 2019 the winner was Messi, in 2020 it was Lewandowski and in 2021 the lucky one was Jorginho. This drought also carries over to the Best Manager award , as Tuchel in 2021 and Hansi Flick in 2020 were the last managers to achieve this gift. Keep in mind that it is an award that members of the Champions League winning team usually get unless another player from a different team has stood out from the rest.
They will not be the last individual awards
These two prizes are the prelude to a season in which Madrid aspires to obtain practically all that are awarded . Starting with the Ballon d’Or , which will be held on October 17 in Paris, the Real Madrid team will be represented by Benzema, Vinicius Jr., Courtois, Casemiro, Modric and Rüdiger (who played last season at Chelsea). In the Best Coach award given by France Football magazine , Ancelotti is also the main favorite. Three months later , The Best gala will take place in Switzerland, in which Benzema and Courtois will again fight together with Kevin De Bruyne for the long-awaited Player of the Year award for the 2021-2022 season. In this trophy Carletto will be able to get another individual title. Additionally, Courtois is nominated for the Yashin Trophy , which is given to the best goalkeeper in the world; the Kopa Trophy , which is awarded to the best footballer under 21 years of age and in which Camavinga is the favourite; and the Golden Boy , in which the Frenchman will compete for his second prize of the season. Real Madrid can make history because their representatives are the main favorites in each of them . However, it should not be forgotten that the main objective of the club is to achieve the greatest possible number of collective titles with the Sextete in the lead.