Anticipation and tension grips Los Blancos faithful with 6 days left for the Champions league knockout tie to start with Paris Saint German visiting the Santiago Bernebeu. The Real supporters have shown anxiety over their clubs chances of progressing to the next round as Madrid side have struggled in the La Liga. The panic have been due to the inability of the los blancos scoring machine Cristiano Ronaldo to score goals this season as the Ballon d’or winner have been a shadow of the player he was last season.
In a sense, the knockout tie between the two financial heavyweights in world football could serve as both a look back at the past as well as a glimpse into the future. Real Madrid was linked with Kylian Mbappe throughout the last summer only to lose the French player to PSG. Real Madrid have since renewed the interest in Neymer with possible bid to come soon. The Possible arrival of the Brazilian could signal the end of Ronaldo era in Madrid with Contract extension becoming less likely.
The Portuguese Man turned 33 last Monday with his potential successor turning 26.
Cristiano Ronaldo have struggled this season with barely 20 goals and four assists in 27 games this season whilst Neymar has 27 goals and 14 assists helps in 26 games. Lionel Messi also, have been making the headlines this season while the 33-year-old who has been in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Rewind to a year ago, many football analyst made the same conclusion only for the Portuguese man to silence critics with 17 goals in 11 games to gift Madrid the Champions league and LA Liga title. While the heroics of last season was stunning, many believes the decline have finally settled this season. The Portuguese talisman no longer plays every match, in fact, he chooses them meticulously as his focus is on more Champions League glory. It is no surprise that he is the competition’s top-scorer with nine goals in six matches.
In Conclusion Real Madrid’s tie against Paris Saint-Germain could not have come at a better time. With supporters quickly losing faith and the desire to reinvent his season, Ronaldo has the perfect opportunity to prove his critics wrong and prove his quality.