Welcome to the Real Madrid Family! Hala Madrid!

I'm more excited than a last-minute goal to welcome you to this Real Madrid community! Here we all share the same passion: the colors, the history, and the glory of Real Madrid.

I wish I had created this community at the end of last season but still glad to have the opportunity to start something special here on Lemmy.

Join us as we cheer, discuss, analyze, and relish every moment of Real Madrid's journey through victories and challenges.

Hala Madrid!

• Ronaldo, I was sad but felt like it was an exciting time with bale, benz and Isco ready to step up and asensio rising. I thought the drop off wouldn't be too bad and everyone else would get a chance to shine.

• Benz, it was time and with Saudi calling it felt right for him to leave on a high.

• Bale, personally top 3 favourite for me (alongside kroos and carvajal) but glad the drama was over. Will always have a special place in my heart.

• Casemiro, the anti bale, him and varane were ALWAYS called underrated to the point that they weren't underrated anymore. Great player but I was only mildly worried seeing him leave, wanted one more season of his.

• Kroos, ABSOLUTELY devasted. This is the worst thing that has happened for me since I started following football. I wish it hadn't happened but I understand its best for him. Atleast we knew there was a chance since he always said he wanted to go out on top.

• Marcelo, sad to say I was glad he left. It felt like he overstayed. While most of the team recovered from the post 18/19 slump, Marcelo wasn't the same. He was a liabily on the pitch against any level of opposition. Especially with Mendy showing exactly what Marcelo's weakness had always been later.

• Ramos, the only one I was as worried about as I was with Ronaldo. Alaba did well to fill in his boots but noone can replace all of Ramos' qualities.

• Varane, the timing was bad and hence I was worried. But still thought it was OK that it happened. In the Casemiro camp for me.

• Isco, felt like it was overdue. Although since I always loved both Bale and James I had a bit of a bias against him. Looking back I may have underappreciated his peak, but the player he was at the point of departure was one that didn't deserve to be a starter (or a bench player tbh). Loved his revival this year.

• Navas, what a valuable guy he turned out to be, forever undervalued by his clubs in favour of star players. Wtf was that video of his that just got leaked. I really really wanted de gea so took me a while to warm up to him, but once courtois was here .... the writings were on the wall.

The rest were mostly squad players or players here for not all 3 years.

Would love to hear which player hurt the most for y'all.