The absurd ball made by Aurelien Tchoumaneni against Stuttgart that assisted Kylian Mbappe in scoring

Nobody on Real Madrid can do what Tchouameni does as one of the best No. 6’s in the world, screening the defense expertly – he can even star at center back on his own – while pinging beautiful passes with his high football IQ and technical ability

One of Real Madrid’s most vital players is defensive midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, even if Fede Valverde and Jude Bellingham, the team’s two superstar strikers, garner the majority of the attention and Ballon d’Or nomination for the 2024–2025 campaign.

 

 

 

No No. 6 for Real Madrid is as good as Tchouameni, who can even play center back on his own and screens the defense well while pinging wonderful passes with his great football IQ and technical abilities.

In Real Madrid’s 3-1 victory against Stuttgart to start the 2024–25 Champions League season, Tchouameni was largely ignored, although there is one absurd pass that everyone should watch again.

Tchouameni, starting from his own half, glanced over his shoulder, then slammed the ball across his body with a single touch, skipping it into the final third to meet Rodrygo Goes on the right side precisely in stride.

The ball sailed flawlessly past the defender and over his frantically extended leg to arrive at Rodrygo. He only needed to run into clear space and square the ball to Kylian Mbappe, who scored Real Madrid’s first goal of the match against Stuttgart with his fifth goal of the campaign.

In an instant, a stunning sequence that brought back memories of Jose Mourinho’s prime leading the Real Madrid was formed. It was a flawless pass from Tchouameni, a 10/10 midfielder who gave Madrid supporters a flashback to a younger Toni Kroos or Xabi Alonso with that exquisite regista’s assist to Rodrygo prior to assisting Mbappe with the box score.