The program El Chiringuito, directed and hosted by Josep Pedrerol, has become the flagship of Real Madrid's comeback against Arsenal.
Serious Debates About a Match That Hasn't Been Played. Whether they need to score the 1-0 in the first 10 minutes. Whether they need to reach halftime with a 2-0...
In Madrid, no one doubts that the comeback is here and will happen. Based more on history than on what was seen a week ago in London.
"If Arsenal Falls, The Sixteenth Comes to Madrid"
Edu Aguirre reports that Real Madrid knows how to overcome the knockout stage: "Ancelotti's idea is to take the ball away from Arsenal."
Juanma Rodríguez doesn't doubt that if Arsenal falls this Wednesday at Bernabéu, Real Madrid will be left without rivals. And the Sixteenth will fly to Bernabéu:
"Of course, there will be a comeback. We forget about Mendizorroza, now what matters is the Sixteenth. If they come back on Wednesday, and I have a hunch that it will happen again, the Sixteenth returns to Madrid".
Tomás Roncero, who has visualized the match 25 times, has already seen Bernabéu celebrating another epic feat at the end of the clash. He rebels against those who see a 0-0 at halftime. He explained it last night:
Roncero Doesn't Want to Hear About a 0-0 at Halftime
"It's going to happen, because the players will be compelled by the people. And the people will start like a motorcycle. You'll see.
I'm on the street. In this, you have to be irrational, it's nonsense. You can't talk about 0-0 at halftime.
That's why Rodrigo with 0-1 scored two goals in a minute and Guardiola's City sank. If you go out with the board saying 0-0 at halftime, there's no comeback. If you don't go all out, there's no risk, and in life, you have to take risks".
In his article in the As newspaper, of which he is deputy director, Tomás Roncero compared Bernabéu to a madhouse:
"If Real Madrid Scores First..."
"Between Barça's slip against Betis and the poor victory of the blaugrana against a superior Leganés, I'm starting to get excited.
This Madrid is like this. The more obstacles you put in their way, the more firmly they react... This locker room has won everything and already smells blood...
Call me crazy (Rüdiger doesn't mind, and neither do I). But with every passing hour, I visualize more strongly what could be one of those nights of white satin with the stands in ecstasy. And the men in white starring in another feat for posterity.
Being a Madrid fan leads us to this scenic irrationality, but don't forget that this fervent feeling thinking about the impossible is empirical. I'm not making anything up. I've lived it many times.
Before with my father, now with my children. Arsenal knows it. If Madrid scores first, the madhouse will be inaugurated..."
Curiously, Tomás Roncero didn't think the same last week when the 3-0 at Fly Emirates was consummated.