Real Madrid Femenino have alway been concealed by the excessive power of their Catalan rivals, but this team has so much potential to discover even if it has not won any trophy in its brief history. The “Merengues” were born in 2020-21 from the newly promoted CD Tacón, 10th in the Primera Iberdrola (the old title for LaLiga F).
Thay have imposed themselves quickly as the main contender for the main competitions, but still have paid the strenght, the depth of the squad, and the cohesion and the unique style of play of Barcelona. This is also the main reason why the “Blaugrana” dominate not only in Spain but also in Europe, and FC Bayern probably understand it more than anyone else in this particular week.
REAL MADRID FEMENINO NEED MORE TIME
In its sixth year of activity in Spain First Division, Real Madrid Femenino have grown with incredible speed, but still needs some more time to match Barcelona. It means that despite all the great steps made, it takes a lot of work to catch up a team that started its own path way before. The main difference sits probably in how La Masia created a particular union between talented players that continued throughout the youth team to the main squad. That’s the reason why their rivals have that vision of the game and know perfectly where a teammate place herself on the pitch.
REAL MADRID ARE STRONGER THAN IT SEEMS
Real Madrid Femenino are much stronger than what a superficial view of Spanish Championship can show. With Barcelona dominating every competition, from the Liga to the Copa de la Reina across to the Supercup, and with some normal missteps in a growth path, the results of Madrilenians have went under the radar.
The only win in El Clásico still carries a lot of controversies on the refereeing, but “Merengues” have shown that they can challenge their biggest rival. But to beat your opponent, you have to be at the same level in this cycle of women’s football, and for the moment the only way is waiting for Catalans to lose their form, pretty much what happened in last year Champions League’s final.
FINAL THOUGHTS
It will take two or more years to see Real Madrid Femenino finally actualize what the team are doing since 2020, and this period of time still can be seen as part of the growth. The team is finding its style of play, its player are understanding each other more than before, and they are learning by their mistake. There is some work to do even now – most of all in the attention in the defense and for the goalkeeping as well – but in the future we will see a Real Madrid winning also in women’s football.
