[Sport] Haaland's agent at the Bernabéu, the message from the stands to Ultras Sur and Ancelotti's response to Piqué: "He lives in his world"

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La Grada Fans protested the ultra group's trip to Braga. Brahim and Lunin vindicate themselves and the 19-year-old youth squad Nico Paz made his debut. "They deserve to play more," Ancelotti said. Rafaela Pimenta, in the box.

 

 

The Santiago Bernabéu experienced a night of hints. Four days after Real Madrid's statement in which it denied any negotiations with Kylian Mbappé, one of the guests at Chamartín was Rafaela Pimenta, representative, among others, of Erling Haaland. Her agent, accompanied by former Barça and PSG footballer Maxwell, who works with her, refused to make any statements upon entering the stadium, but it sparked an echo of rumours. It is no secret that Madrid will seek to strengthen its forward line next summer and that the Norwegian is one of those desired by the board.

Already on the pitch, the white team's coaching staff encountered Kepa's muscle discomfort, who felt discomfort in his right leg and did not finish the warm-up with the rest of his teammates. Just over 20 minutes before the start of the match, Lunin, relegated to the substitute after the signing of the Spanish goalkeeper, knew that he was going to start. He warmed up at full speed with Llopis, the goalkeeper coach, and prepared to get minutes again. He did not have time to adapt, because after four minutes Lucas knocked down Bruma and the Spaniard Djaló stood on the eleven meters to take the early penalty.

The Ukrainian, who had not played since August 19 in Almería, guessed Djaló's intention and stopped the Braga striker's shot to avoid a 0-1 lead.

"VIOLENT OUT OF THE STADIUMS"
Behind her goal, the Grada Fans chanted her name while holding up a banner with the motto: "Violence out of the stadiums." A very direct hint to the Ultras Sur, expelled from the Bernabéu but who take advantage of every game away from Madrid to make themselves noticed. In Braga, several radicals belonging to the group managed to access the visiting stands and chanted several songs against the current board, including Florentino Pérez, intimidated the local public and even had a small altercation with other Madrid fans. Hence the banner of the Grada Fans, the group that replaced them in the South End of the white coliseum and who sat in their seats for five minutes as a sign of protest.

After the penalty, Madrid confirmed its place in the round of 16 of the Champions League, beating Braga with some comfort. Napoli's draw against Unión Berlin left the ticket for Ancelotti's team on a plate, for whom a draw was even worth it. Having secured their place in the qualifying rounds, they will now have to score a point in one of the last two games, against Naples at home or in Berlin, to finish first in the group.

RODRYGO: "I HAD TO THANK ANCELOTTI"
It was the night of Brahim, Vinicius and Rodrygo. All with the need to score to satisfy their drought. The man from Malaga replaced Bellingham in midfield with a shoulder injury and scored his second goal of the season in his second start. He scored against Las Palmas on September 27, but had accumulated 19 minutes among the 7 games played by Madrid. «He has shown great quality and sacrifice, this means that he could play more, but Bellingham is in his position. Lunin has also been very good, it means that he is a healthy squad, that they are very serious, very professional and sometimes they deserve to play a little more," declared Carletto.

Ahead of the Andalusian, the Brazilian duo. Rodrygo had one goal in the League and another in the Champions League and Vinicius had two and one, so seeing a goal would boost their morale in a Madrid attack that needed to add pieces beyond Bellingham. They tried without success in the first half, but after the break they found their way. Vini, who had received a timid whistle in the first 45 minutes and had not scored since October 7, scored the second. And Rodrygo, calmly kicking the ball before the departure of Matheus, the third. Logical rage in their celebrations. "It was a matter of time before they scored," said Ancelotti, who hugged Rodrygo at the end: "he had to thank him," said the Brazilian. The same as Brahim, who praised the coach: «I have to thank him for the trust. "He talked to me and what I want to do is help the team," he said.

The final stretch left the debut of Nico Paz, a 19-year-old Spanish-Argentine midfielder who has scored 5 goals this season with Castilla and who has already been called up for a call-up by Lionel Scaloni, the Argentine coach.

Happy ending and confirmation of a new group stage surpassed by Madrid: they are already 32 out of 32 in the new Champi0ns format. Only case. Taking advantage of the record, and that he had surpassed Ferguson as the coach with the most victories in the Champions League, Ancelotti sent a message to Gerard Piqué, who a few hours earlier had declared that "no one will remember Madrid's last Champions League." «Piqué lives in his world, which is not the world of Real Madrid. "Not even a Madrid fan forgets the fourteenth," he replied.

 

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