Real Madrid set a historical record: a European team can participate in at most several events in a single season

The first Club World Cup after the revision has ended for some time. Compared with the World Cup and European Cup, the Club World Cup does not seem to have much respite. Perhaps the players have long focused on vacation. Originally, the World Cup and European Cup occupied two major holidays, and now there is another Club World Cup. Although not all players will participate in the competition, for the top giants, if four years are used as a cycle, it is obvious that the total rest time is one less.

Real Madrid is such a top-notch club. From the 24th to 25th season, although Real Madrid's performance is not satisfactory, they may be the most tiring team in Europe, and they don't even need to add one of them. The Paris Saint-Germain Triple Champions League is amazing, but don’t forget that there are only 18 teams in Ligue 1, so after playing in one season, it is 4 fewer games than La Liga. So you can imagine how much the superstars such as Mbappe Bellingham Bear were looking forward to going to the beach for a vacation early.

The poor performance in the Club World Cup also made Real Madrid superstars lack a lot of emotional materials to recall when they were on vacation. In fact, the results of the semi-finals are pretty good, but the key is that the 0:4 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals is really ugly. Even if you lose less, 0:1, 1:2 or something, Alonso will not be criticized.

But from another perspective, how long has Alonso taken over? Is it possible to expect him to make Real Madrid qualitative changes in less than a month? It can be seen from the game that Real Madrid's rhythm is obviously unable to keep up with Paris Saint-Germain, and the players make frequent mistakes and are under a lot of psychological pressure. Why is the pressure high? In fact, it is directly related to the fatigue accumulated in a season.

Although the Club World Cup semi-finals suffered a crushing defeat, it has to be said that Real Madrid inadvertently created a historical record - you can think about it, in the current European football context, how many events can a European team participate in in a single season?

Note that the questions are asked, not the few games. It points to the type, not the number of games.

Let's try it out. At the beginning of the season, Real Madrid, as the defending Champions League champion, played a European Super Cup with Atlanta. Then there is the three-piece set of La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the Champions League. Also, don’t forget that at the end of 2024, Real Madrid also played in the InterContinental Cup. In fact, the Intercontinental Cup is the Club World Cup before the restructuring.

And at the beginning of 2025, Real Madrid played in the Spanish Super Cup again.

Finally, it is the first Club World Cup after the restructuring.

European Super Cup, La Liga, Copa del Rey, Champions League, Intercontinental Cup, Spanish Super Cup, Club World Cup - Real Madrid participated in a total of 7 events in the 24th to 25th seasons.

Note that this is about formal events, so don't use those commercial invitational tournaments to hit the game.

Although no historical data has been checked, this should be the highest data in history. Of course, this record is first of all thanks to the opening of the new version of the Club World Cup, which has an additional event out of thin air. At the same time, the old version of the Club World Cup was not cancelled, but it is ranked as the Intercontinental Cup.

Of course, there is another extreme situation that has also been erased by the competition system. In the past, the third place in the Champions League group stage would fall to the UEFA Champions League. But now that the group stage has been cancelled by the Champions League, this is not the case. Besides, when has Real Madrid won the third place in the Champions League group since the 21st century?

In fact, in theory, Premier League teams have the opportunity to break this record. Because there is also a British League Cup in the Premier League. But the problem is that you have to be the Champions League champion last season before you are eligible to play in the European Super Cup. So if you want to break this record, you must first ensure that you win the Champions League championship, and then you have to catch up with the year of the Club World Cup.

Finally, I know that someone will definitely say, so what if you participate in 7 events? Didn't you win 7 championships. Please, football is just entertainment, just like the Guinness World Record, most of them are boring, but it doesn’t seem to be a hindrance to you, right? Besides, if you are not even a Real Madrid member, then even if Real Madrid wins 7 championships, what does it have to do with you?