nah you're just trying too hard
Used Madrid as an example since people are questioning why they are taking it so seriously with bringing Alonso in early, Bellingham delaying surgery at the expense of missing months of La Liga, and paying 10m to have Trent for a tournament that many are comparing to a pre season trophy like the ICC. And their early european cups still give them bragging rights 70 years later so they're hedging that winning this tournament could likewise pay off down the road.
Knew you'd say that.
Why not use the current European champions and best team, PSG? Or Man City? Or Bayern? They're all top clubs and elite teams (yes City and PSG are huge clubs now) and are going absolutely nowhere out of the picture. You could make a convincing argument that some of those clubs will be bigger than Real Madrid in 50 years. You can make arguments why they are taking it seriously, too. And they'll be thinking the same way. I understand they don't have the legacy comparison, but you could easily have mentioned them.
But no, conveniently and concidentally you pick RM out of your arse. On Barcaforum. And read how subtle that is worded - if you look beneath the surface it looks like a dig at Barcelona for their relative lack of success in CL compared to Real.
'Makes sense why Madrid are taking it so seriously to win some of the early editions of the tournament and then keep bragging rights for decades if it becomes a huge trophy like their early european cups in the 50s and 60s add to their status in that competition today.'
Call it paranoia. But this reads like a thinly-veiled dig and trolling, to me.
