When the ball starts to roll this Saturday in the Alfredo Di Stéfano There will be no going back. The most awaited moment of the season for the Castile, that receives to the Cartagena in the first party of the playoff of ascent to Second Division (18:00 h, Realmadrid TV and Four). A hard elimination is expected before the second classified of the Group IV, of there the importance of obtaining a triumph in the first envite.

At Di Stéfano, the Castile he has remained unbeaten in 16 of the 19 games, with 12 wins and 30 goals in favor. Some numbers that demonstrate the solidity of those of José Manuel Díaz as local. At home, in addition, the subsidiary does not lose when it scores first.

Five years of the goal of Sergio Ramos in Lisbon in the 93rd minute. A header that will be remembered as one of the best moments in the history of Real Madrid and that marked the beginning of one of the most successful stages of the club. And who better than the captain to remember what Madrid meant for his goal in the final of the Tenth. After returning to see him, he explained his feelings in Realmadrid TV: "Five years have passed, but it seems like yesterday. Football happens very fast but I can not stop getting excited. It changed the history of our club, it had been a long time since I won the Champions League, it was my first European Cup and practically when everything was lost ".

The goal of his life

"After that moment I told my mother that from there I could die peacefully. It's the best, the goal of my career for what it represents not only for me, but for football and for our club. "

Your thoughts before finishing the corner

"I am very optimistic and until the last second I think it is possible. I dreamed that the perfect ball would arrive to be able to finish it and to finish inside. Said and done: a great ball from my 'brother' Modric, that makes it fly, and it was where I had to go. I did not finish that ball with my head, I finished it with my soul ".

The pineapple of the team before the extension

"In those moments, the boss usually speaks and I also like to say a few words. Whatever happened, we could go home with our heads up because we had given everything in the field. "

On May 24, 2014, Sergio Ramos he earned a place of honor in the legend of Real Madrid thanks to his decisive goal in the final of the Tenth. The center-back played the unforgettable 93rd minute of that match, equaling the derby against Atletico with a header. The white team demonstrated its values ​​of delivery and fight until the end to force an extension in which it would end up taking control of the title. In the extra time, Bale, Marcelo Y Cristiano Ronaldo They rounded that magical night.

To get to Lisbon, the Madridistas played in the Group Stage against Galatasaray, Juventus and Copenhagen. In the qualifiers, they faced three German teams: Schalke (eighth), Borussia Dortmund (fourth) and Bayern Munich (semifinals). This was the second of the three Spanish finals in the history of the European Cup, all resolved in favor of the Madridistas. Besides, the Tenth He opened a glorious four Champions League stage in five seasons.

DATA SHEET:
4- Real Madrid: Casillas, Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Coentrão (Marcelo, 59 '), Khedira (Isco, 59'), Di Maria, Modric, Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema (Morata, 79 ').

1- Athletic: Courtois, Juanfran, Miranda, Godín, Filipe Luis (Alderweireld, 83 '), Raúl García (Sosa, 66'), Gabi, Tiago, Koke, Villa and Diego Costa (Adrián, 9 ').

Goals:
0-1 (min 36): Godín.
1-1 (min 93): Sergio Ramos.
2-1 (min 110): Bale.
3-1 (min 118): Marcelo
4-1 (min 120): Cristiano Ronaldo, of penalty.

Referee: Björn Kuipers (The Netherlands).
Stadium: Do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Lisbon).

The Real Madrid Castilla disputes on Saturday against Cartagena the first leg of the first playoff round of promotion to Second Division (6:00 pm, Realmadrid TV). Javi Sánchez analyzed in the Madrid channel the game that will be played in the Alfredo Di Stéfano: "At home we are doing things quite well and we are going to go out for them without any fear, we have to play with joy, this team has not played in the playoffs for a long time Second division. We are very excited and happy, and that is thanks to the trajectory of the season. "

"We have had a very difficult opponent, which is very good both at home and at home, the keys are to make our game and take advantage of the home factor, we will have options to move to the next round."

Pretty party

"I've been in the Castile and had not been able to play the promotion playoffs. We really want the players and the coaching staff. The match against Cartagena will be beautiful and worth seeing. "

Raphaël Varane will be part of the call of the French team for the next selections commitments. The defender will play on June 2 a friendly at home against Bolivia. Subsequently, he will play two matches for the Eurocup of 2020, both at home. Saturday 8 against Turkey and Tuesday 11 against Andorra.

Varane He joins the list of Madridistas called by their selections for the following international events. In it they were already Casemiro Y Militão, who will be part of the Brazil team for the Copa América, which will take place in that country between June 14 and July 7. As well Modric, which will be measured on June 8 in Wales in a qualifying match for the Eurocup of 2020 and the 11th will play a friendly match against Tunisia. Y Courtois, who will play two qualifying matches for the Eurocup of 2020, both at home. Saturday 8 against Kazakhstan and Tuesday 11 against Scotland.

Keylor Navas has been included in the Costa Rican pre-list for the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Further, Sergio Ramos, Carvajal, Isco Y Asensio are on the list of Spain for the qualifying matches for the European Championship against Faroe Islands (June 7) and against Sweden in the Santiago Bernabeu (June 10th). By last, Vallejo, Ceballos Y Brahim they are part of the sub-21 list for the European Championship in Italy and San Marino, which starts on June 16.