real Madrid concluded the institutional celebrations after winning the 36th The league with his visit to the Madrid City Council, in which Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida acted as master of ceremonies in an event in which the name of Kylian Mbappé came upafter the children present at the Palacio de Cibeles asked a Florentino Pérez who joked with them to sign him.
The president of the white team was once again the first to get off the bus from the Community of Madrid and first greeted Martínez-Almeida, mayor of Madrid since June 2019, who received him by reminding him that he is “the most successful president of the history of Real Madrid.”
After this, the footballers got off one by one, sharing jokes with Almeida, a self-confessed Atlético Madrid fan. For example, Lucas Vázquez asked the mayor if he had already become a Real Madrid fan.
Besides, Almeida joked with Joselu by telling him “the one you messed up”, in reference to his double against Bayern Munich last Wednesday that gave Real Madrid a place in the UEFA Champions League final, and was interested in the status of the players who had long-term injuries during the season: Thibaut Courtois, Éder Militao and David Alaba.
The footballers entered acclaimed by the numerous fans who gathered at the venue and who waited for hours to see their idols up close, take photos, receive autographs and immortalize the moment on their mobile phones.
The event at the Cibeles Palace was inaugurated by Almeida with a “good morning and madridistas”.
The mayor wanted to highlight the work of Florentino Pérez, reminding him that the children ask him to sign Kylian Mbappé, calling coach Carlo Ancelotti “an example for all of us”and highlighted the hunger for victory that the Real Madrid team continues to have.
A Almeida, who was confident that on June 2 he will have to receive Real Madrid again, since the day before they will play the Champions League final against Borussia Dortmundand who commented on how he experienced the semi-final against Bayern.
“The other day I was at the Bayern game and now that I am a mixed marriage, she is one of them and I am one of the others, in the 85th minute she sent me the following message: ‘please activate your talisman mode’ and my response is: ‘don’t worry, you’re going to score three’. I wasn’t wrong because they canceled one and I also said that Joselu was going to score,” he revealed.
“I can prove it with my cell phone and I am very happy because the other day I saw a photo of Joselu entering Saint-Denis in Paris two years ago, when he won the fourteenth as just another fan, wearing his brother-in-law Carvajal’s shirt. Joselu represents us,” he added.
Florentino Pérez and the hiring of Kylian Mbappé
Then it was Florentino’s turn, which left one of the highlights of the visit to the City Hall.
“Who do we bring?” asked the president of Real Madrid to the children who occupied the front rows. And these, in unison, responded “Mbappé”; and Florentino laughed. After this, he started his institutional speech.
“It is an honor to return here. Thank you to the mayor for receiving us and joining us on this special day. It has been a very difficult league with adversity and serious injuries. For this reason, it is a title that enhances the history and legend of Real Madrid. They have done it again and have shown that nothing is impossible for this shield and this shirt. “We are very proud of what they have achieved and how they have achieved it,” said the president of Merengue.
“We feel like ambassadors of this city, which is where Real Madrid was born. We will never forget it and we feel the responsibility of transmitting the values of our club, which are what lead the way. The 36th league has been won with work, sacrifice, improvement, respect, humility and solidarity. This team is a family, a great family of Real Madrid fans who know that with this shirt they fight until the end,” Florentino continued.
“This week he did it again, provoking admiration from all the fans in the world. The embrace with our fans in Cibeles is the boost we need so that on June 1 we can dream of a new European Cup,” he added.
“The Santiago Bernabéu witnessed this force. We lived another magical night that thousands of people fell in love with. It will be our 18th Champions League final. The sixth in ten years, and it will be, as always, a very difficult challenge, but this is Real Madrid’s commitment. The players will give everything to make the millions of Real Madrid fans who share the dream of the 15th happy. Now, to celebrate the 36th league with the best fans in the world,” Pérez concluded.
After this, José Luis Martínez-Almeida gave Florentino Pérez a replica of the city’s symbol, the bear and the strawberry tree.
For his part, Florentino gave him a replica of the league title and Nacho two t-shirts. The first, with her last name and the number 1 on her back, which, unlike Isabel Díaz Ayuso, was not worn despite the insistence of those present at the event, including Florentino Pérez: “Put it on, put it on,” sounded in the Palace decibels; yes, without success.
In addition, Almeida received a t-shirt with the text “champions” and the number 36 on the back before being photographed with the Madrid expedition.
