When Daniele Orsato whistled the end of the match between PSG and Bayern Munich (0-1) that crowned the people of Munich as the new kings of Europe, all the lights were pointing towards Lewandowski, Coman, Neuer, Flick and company. Eleven victories in eleven Champions League games. Undefeated since December. 21 consecutive games won. The second triplet in its history. A record-breaking machine in which there is a player whose track record has gained even more weight this season than his teammates: Álvaro Odriozola.
The Spanish full-back, on loan from Real Madrid, has not experienced the best of the seasons at the individual level, 10 games and 613 minutes it's all his baggage between the whites and Bayern. However, on a collective level he has signed a campaign that he will hardly forget. Five titles. To the triplet of the Bundesliga, Cup and Champions League with the Munich, must add the Trigesimocuarta and the Super Cup of Spain with the white team.
Before packing his bags at the winter market and swapping Madrid for Munich, Odriozola participated in four league matches, all of them as a starter, the last of them being the defeat in Mallorca (1-0). This last match, in which he was expelled, left him singled out for his unfortunate performance and he would not play again for a minute as a Real Madrid player after that October 19. However, took part in the white expedition to Jeddah that lifted the Spanish Super Cup in January. He did not participate, but added the title to his personal record.
With Bayern, he has had no better luck. 19 minutes in the Champions League in the round of 16 against Chelsea, in which he delivered an assist, another 7 'in the second round of the Pokal and 153' spread over three Bundesliga games they are the minutes accumulated by the donostiarra. Substitute for Pavard, first, and for Kimmich, after the injury of the first, then, the lack of minutes has not prevented him from taking part of the Bayern triplet and his particular quintet with an always impeccable attitude.
Looking ahead to next season, he will have a new opportunity at Paseo de la Castellana, as the sale of Achraf to Inter Milan leaves him as the only substitute for Dani Carvajal on the right side. Odriozola (24 years old) must show that Real Madrid was not wrong when paying 30 million euros to Real Sociedad just two years ago.