Raúl and the Real Madrid Youth meet with European glory

Factory Madridista claims the European throne against an old classic, the Benfica. The thirteen European Cups that the entity sports have not been replicated by its quarry since UEFA had the happy idea of ​​creating the Youth League, the scale to measure the best Youth teams in Europe. A Champions for the U-19. The white kids hit the wall in the semifinals three times (2014, 2016 and 2017) but now they have Raúl. Of seven Multi-champion of Europe to coach with the L of practice but the winning spirit embedded in the marrow. It has been provisionally downloaded to transmit it to the Juvenile and Winning this Youth League would be an ideal foundation for his resume as Zidane's future heir.

Raúl played his first Champions League final, the Seventh, at the age of 20, the age of some of his pupils today. A Youth in which they excel White and Miguel Gutierrez and built on transfers (Pablo Ramon and Synths came from Mallorca for € 1.2M), cunning (Villarreal hesitated with Morante and Madrid took it) and a lot scouting. Of the 21 in Nyon, only eight are from Madrid and none took their first steps in Valdebebas. There are three Balearic, two Valencian, two Andalusian, two Murcian, a Canarian, an Extremaduran and a Castilian-Leonese.

Raúl has doubts in goal and attack. Fuidias part as a starter under sticks but Luis Lopez, U-19 international, shone against Inter in the quarterfinals. Above the hole is huge. The white top scorer in this edition, Rate (four goals), he will see him from the stands due to the accumulation of yellows and his place could go to Pablo Rodríguez. In return, Sintes and Jordi return after serving a penalty.

Raúl will have to look at factors such as the weather. At game time 28 degrees are expected, the highest the mercury will go this month in Nyon. Swiss heat in the fourth game of their Youth in nine days (they beat Juventus, Inter and Red Bull Salzburg), an advantage for Benfica, with one less in their legs because they played the round of 16 in March before the break. He seven put his people through a rigorous 34-day mini-pre-season to widen the gas tank and the pink panthers (Madrid wore their new kit in their triumphs against the Bianconeri and the energy team) they are being flexible and elusive. They beat Juve in inferiority and patiently knocked down Inter.

It will be a U-19 duel with a lifelong football flavor. “The two best of the tournament have reached the final,” Raúl advanced yesterday. Benfica play nice and he has devastating quarries as prestigious as Liverpool (4-1 in round of 16) and the eternal factory of Ajax (3-0 in the semifinals). Together with Dinamo Zagreb 3-1, they are 3.3 goals on average in this final phase. If Raúl wants to know how Benfica spends them in this category, he just has to call Guti. Or Ramis. The two were engulfed by mini-eagles Lisbon in the semifinals. In 2017, the Madrid executioner of that time is worth 126 million euros today: Joao Felix.

The nursery for the stars of the future

Because this Youth League has the incentive of having been the testing workshop for new stars. Since Mbappe (Monaco) to By Ligt (Ajax), going through Sancho (City), Sané (Schalke), Rashford (United), and Kingsley Coman, who played it with PSG … the team he executed last Sunday in the Champions League final.

At Benfica, who usually crash in the finals (he lost in 2014 against Munir's Barça and in 2017 against Salzburg), the dangers are Tiago Dantas, Embaló and especially Gonçalo Ramos. On July 21, he became the youngest (19 years old) in Benfica's history to make his debut with two goals as a substitute. He came out in '85 and did two on Aves. Luis Filipe Vieira has run to shield it until 2024 because smells like future millionaire transfer. He threatens a white Youth who becomes involved in the club's tradition. “We are Madrid, the finals are to win them”Blanco announced yesterday, summarizing the ambition that his wardrobe exudes. Factory wants his First.