The Real Madrid faithful have taken to social media in their absolute numbers on Saturday night, to single one member of Carlo Ancelotti’s squad out for widespread praise.
Los Blancos, of course, were back in action a short time ago.
Fresh off getting the defence of their La Liga crown off to a positive start at the expense of a plucky Almeria outfit on opening day, Real were faced with another tricky prospect, in the form of a trip to Celta Vigo.
In turn, upon Iago Aspas cancelling out Karim Benzema’s opener midway through the first-half, hearts were no doubt in mouths across the champions’ fanbase.
Ancelotti’s troops, though, soon showcased their mettle.
After Luka Modric put them back in front in spectacular fashion shortly before the interval, further strikes on the part of Vinicius Jr. and Federico Valverde ensured that Real, in the end, emerged on the right side of a dominant 4-1 scoreline.
LUKA MODRIC FROM OUTSIDE OF THE BOX💥 pic.twitter.com/LnThHLIHnr
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 20, 2022
Instead, this honour has been reserved for another member of Carlo Ancelotti’s ranks.
The player in question? Aurelien Tchouameni.
French international Tchouameni was cast into the spotlight in a major way on Saturday night.
This comes with the big-money summer arrival at the Bernabeu afforded a start at the case of Los Merengues’ midfield, in place of Manchester United-bound Casemiro.
Safe to say, though, the youngster didn’t disappoint.
1 – Aurélien @atchouameni 🇫🇷 has been the @realmadriden player with the most clearances (4), interceptions (3) and recoveries (9) against Celta de Vigo. Present. pic.twitter.com/uWfRg2ZX8X
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) August 20, 2022
In fact, he has since been singled out for widespread commendation across social media, with just some of the Twitter highlights showcased below:
Tchouameni has played under a magnifying glass the whole game and drops this MASTERCLASS.
— TC (@totalcristiano) August 20, 2022
AURELIEN TCHOUAMENI IS AN ABSOLUTE TITAN OF A FOOTBALL PLAYER!
— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) August 20, 2022
TCHOUAMENI! WHAT A PLAYER!!!
— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) August 20, 2022
Man proved himself today🥰#CeltaRealMadrid @atchouameni @realmadrid pic.twitter.com/ThrjmzCtRZ
— Siddhant Kulkarni (@Siddhant8903) August 20, 2022
Aurelien Tchouameni 👏.
That’s the tweet! pic.twitter.com/eVvVj9WPV3— Klax 🇦🇱 (@Klax9248) August 20, 2022
Since no one is going to say let me sa it. Tchouaméni is a better midfielder than Pedri. Masterclass
— Lατιf (@iLatif_) August 20, 2022
Aurelian Tchouameni masterclass or should i say monsterlass
Man really took the criticism last week,had the pressure of replacing Casemiro today and is proving himself to bits today
What a player
— Ervi (@ErviCristiano) August 20, 2022
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