In the Champions League knockout rounds this season, due to the presence of Benzema, the Brazilian stars in the Real Madrid team seemed to be relatively bleak, but in the reversal battle staged again at the Bernabeu this morning, the Brazilian finally became the protagonist.
The Brazilian was present in Real Madrid's first two knockout reversals this season, with Vinicius giving Benzema an assist to kick back the pitch, and the reversal of Chelsea thanks to Rodrigo and Modric taking advantage of the fleeting opportunity to score the equaliser. In this match, compared to Benzema, who scored the winning penalty in extra time, Rodrigo, who turned the tide twice before the end of the regular time of the game, was the biggest hero. Don't forget, there are three Brazilian players on the Real Madrid field, Vinicius, Casemiro and Militan, and the opposite of the highlight performance of the Real Madrid Brazilian gang is Manchester City's relentless Jesus and Fernandinho, who missed the final goal.
Real Madrid for club football, Brazil for international football, these two most iconic countries and clubs in football have a long historical relationship, as a world-renowned club, Real Madrid has left countless Brazilian players in the history of deep or shallow footprints.
Ancient Times:
The story of Real Madrid and the Brazilian players begins with Fernando Rubens, the first Brazilian to wear a Real Madrid shirt, and in the 1935-36 La Liga match in Whicher Real Madrid beat Atletico Santander 4-2, Fernando Rubens made his debut for Real Madrid, but he played only one game for Real Madrid when he was not the main player.
Since then, Real Madrid has waited for 23 years to welcome a second Brazilian player, and in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, Brazilian star Didi performed well and won the final MVP, which was an absolute contributor to Brazil's final victory. His outstanding performance attracted the attention of Real Madrid, and in 1959 he joined Real Madrid with another Brazilian player, Canalio. However, due to the competition with Di Stefano for status and position, Didi did not succeed in real madrid, playing for real madrid for only one season, playing 19 La Liga games before leaving the team in a hurry.
Didi left the team in disgrace, but Kanario, who lost the 1958 World Cup, better adapted to life at Real Madrid, playing for Real Madrid for three seasons and winning two league titles. Canario left Real Madrid in 1962, the year another Brazilian player, Evaristo, shot from rivals Barcelona, continuing the story of Real Madrid's Brazilian players, who also played for Real Madrid for three seasons, helping Real Madrid win two league titles. Although Evalisto did not have many opportunities to play in the Brazilian national team in his career, in 1957, in the match against Colombia, Evaristo scored five goals in a single game, the most goals scored by the Brazilian national team in a single game, and the first attempts of these Brazilian stars at Real Madrid did not become a key chapter in real madrid's history. However, in the environment where transportation was not convenient at that time, breaking down the barriers of space was nothing more than an extremely bold attempt.
Late 90s:
After Evaristo, Real Madrid waited 26 years for the next Brazilian player, Ricardo Rocha, who joined Real Madrid in 1991, was selected for the Brazilian national team for his performances and won the 1994 World Cup in the United States.
In 1996, Roberto Carlos joined Real Madrid, and he is really really the first Brazilian legend. The great left-back has occupied real madrid's first-team position for 11 years, making 526 appearances for real madrid and scoring 69 goals. During that period, Brazilian players such as Ze Roberto, Portolini, Fabry and Julio Cesar also joined. At the end of the 90s, more and more Brazilian players succeeded at Real Madrid, which attracted more Brazilian players to the Bernabeu.
Early 20s:
Real Madrid, which tasted the sweetness of the Brazilian players, also immediately welcomed one of the best strikers in history! In 2002, the alien Ronaldo transferred to Real Madrid, as the cornerstone of the Galaxy, Ronaldo made a total of 177 appearances for Real Madrid, scoring as many as 104 goals, at the Bernabeu, Ronaldo won two La Liga, a Spanish Super Cup, a European Super Cup and an Intercontinental Cup for Real Madrid, the only regret during the period was not to lead the team to win the Champions League, Ronaldo played for Real Madrid for 5 seasons, in 2007, Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos left Real Madrid together.
Perhaps it was Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos' stardom that shone too brightly, showing that most of the Brazilian players who played for Real Madrid in that period were starless, and the performance of Cecinho, who also left Real Madrid in 2007, was a disaster; Julio Baptista failed to continue the highlights of the Sevilla era in Real Madrid; Robinho did not fully win the love of fans at Real Madrid; Emerson chose to leave the team after only one season of playing for Real Madrid Even Kaka, who won the Ballon d'Or in 2007, could not recreate Milan's peak performance after joining Real Madrid, far from meeting the expectations of fans.
now:
Marcelo joined Real Madrid in the middle of the 2006-07 season, although he was close to being loaned during the period, but he successfully retained the position of Real Madrid's first team with tenacity, and in the post-Carlos and Ronaldo era, Marcelo is not only one of the few Brazilian players in the Real Madrid team who can perform well for many years, but also a leader in the Brazilian era. In 16 years, Marcelo also became the Brazilian player who played for Real Madrid for the longest time.
Since the failure of Kaka's reinforcements in 2009, Real Madrid did not start the brazilian players until 2012, that season, Real Madrid introduced Fabinho and Casemiro, the former only had one appearance for the real Madrid first team, and the latter played so far, still the absolute main force of the Real Madrid midfield.
After the failed attempts of Kaka and others, Real Madrid's introduction of Brazilian players is mainly based on plastic demons, during which there are naturally successful cases of Casemiro, as well as the failed attempts of Fabinho and Lucas Silva. Casemiro was loaned to Porto in 2014, and the Portuguese Super League giants became the Brazilian supermarket that Real Madrid focused on, followed by Danilo and Militan, which were introduced by Real Madrid from Porto.
Leaving aside the introduction of players from Porto, since Kaka, real Madrid has introduced Brazilian players directly from the First League, in 2018, Vinicius transferred from Flamengo, in 2019 Rodrigo joined from Santos, and in 2020, it was Rainier's turn to join from Flamengo. In the cultivation of young players, Real Madrid is also very patient, Vinicius, Rodrigo and Militão, all of whom have experienced low and high, and finally took the next level under the tutelage of Ancelotti this season.
future:
At present, there are as many as 5 Brazilian players in the first team of Real Madrid, of which Militão, Casemiro and Vinicius are the main players of Real Madrid. Due to the presence of Vinicius, Rodrigo had to switch to the right side, and for most of the season, Rodrigo's appearance was after Asensio, but with the recent outbreak, Rodrigo has surpassed Asensio and become an important member of the real madrid attacking end.
Not long ago, Real Madrid just brought in 18-year-old Brazilian right-back Vinicius Tobias from The Donetsk miner on loan, and the two sides will have a buyout until June 2023. Like Marcelo, Vinicius Jr. is also a weak winger who is currently in the Real Madrid second team and has not yet been selected for the first team.
In addition to Vinicius Jr., Real Madrid is also very optimistic about the 15-year-old Brazilian genius teenager Endric, Endric has the reputation of "new Ronaldo", he shares an agent with Vinicius, and often posts content related to Real Madrid on social media, although it has attracted the attention of many big European teams, but Real Madrid is the most likely place for Ndrike.
Marcelo has become the player with the most titles in the history of real Madrid, and recently there is news that Real Madrid may renew his contract with Marcelo, but whether Marcelo leaves the team or not, there will be other Brazilian players who will take over Marcelo's mantle and continue to write a legendary chapter of Brazilian players in Real Madrid. (Back-ups/MIKU)