{"id":1520,"date":"2026-05-30T09:50:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T09:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/?p=1520"},"modified":"2026-05-30T09:50:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T09:50:22","slug":"they-were-2-3-years-younger-and-already-stood-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/?p=1520","title":{"rendered":"“They were 2-3 years younger and already stood out”"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The final of the Champions of Budapest<\/strong> will reconnect the paths of Martin Odegaard (Drammen, 1998)<\/strong> y Achraf Hakimi (Madrid, 1998)…<\/strong> 10 years later.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He ‘8’ from Arsenal<\/strong> and the ‘2’ of Paris Saint-Germain<\/strong> They shared a team in the ranks of the Real Madrid Castilla<\/strong> in it Group II <\/strong>of Second division B<\/strong> in the season 2016-17<\/strong>. Together, at the command of Santiago Hern\u00e1n Solari<\/strong>they disputed nine games<\/strong> with a balance of four wins<\/strong>, four draws and one defeat<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

What’s more, in the victory against Socu\u00e9llamos (3-0)<\/strong>on matchday 9, they ‘made’ a common goal. The Moroccan international assisted the Norwegian for the final 3-0. <\/strong>It was the Odegaard’s second to last goal <\/strong>before leaving the white branch<\/strong> in it winter market<\/strong> heading to Heerenveen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Achraf Hakimi and Martin Odegaard celebrate a goal for Castilla.<\/span>ANGEL RIVERO \/ BRAND<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“It was a very beautiful time. We had a great team with Odegaard, Achraf… and Valverde was also there<\/strong>. We opted to get into ‘playoffs’,<\/strong> but inexperience took its toll on us. “We were too young”<\/strong>remember Luismi Quezada<\/strong> a MARK.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The conversation immediately turns to the two Champions League finalists: “Although most of us, like me, were 2-3 years older, they already stood out above the rest”<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Even though most of us were 2-3 years older, Odegaard and Achraf already stood out above the rest<\/p>\n

Luismi Quezada<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“I would like to see Achraf Hakimi in Madrid again”<\/h2>\n

A Achraf<\/strong> you could see him coming. “I’ve known him since I was little.<\/strong>. He was always making jokes. He played as a forward and little by little they converted him into a full-back. Time has shown that it was a complete success. “He had tremendous speed.”<\/strong>points out the Dominican international.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the same time, express a wish out loud: “I would like to see Achraf again at Real Madrid. He is a boy of the house and it would be the reward for his career<\/strong>. He plays as a winger, but with physique and power<\/strong> that has, in today’s football, “He can play practically whatever he wants.” <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Achraf apologizes after scoring against Inter in last year’s final.<\/span>EFE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Odegaard<\/strong>on the other hand, came with a ‘checkbook’: the Real Madrid<\/strong> pay 2.8 million euros<\/strong> al Str\u00f8msgodset<\/strong> for its transfer in 2015<\/strong>. “We met for a few months, but in training he was brutal. “One of the best I’ve seen in my entire career,” <\/strong>asserts Quezada, <\/strong>who is looking for a new ‘adventure’ after closing his time in the Racing Madrid<\/strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Odegaard in training was brutal. The best I’ve seen in my entire career.<\/p>\n

Luismi Quezada<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“It is true that the language, the football that was played in the old Second B and all the media hype that surrounded it it did not benefit Odegaard<\/strong>. The rivals were very attentive to him and that caused him to have a harder time in the games, but when he caught the ball he had different things. “He could solve a game for you by himself,” <\/strong>the ex insists Olot, Cordoba, Cadiz, Surkhon, Tokushima Vortis and Cibao. <\/strong><\/p>\n

“Imagining then that they would play in a Champions League final were big words”<\/strong>admits Quezada<\/strong> before highlighting the exponential progression of both: “Achraf quickly rose to the first team and was present in the kyiv final against Liverpool. Odegaard made a very big change. He has lost his fear. “It doesn’t bother him to have stripes.” <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Martin Odegaard celebrates winning the Premier League with his wife, Helene Spilling.<\/span>LAPRESSE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since then they have not crossed paths again on the ‘green’. Neither as companions… nor as rivals<\/strong>. They will do it tonight in Budapest. “I would like Arsenal to win because of what it cost them to get to the final. Achraf already won it with PSG <\/strong>(he even scored in the final against ‘his’ Inter’)“So it wouldn’t be bad if Odegaard lifted the League and the Champions League in the same season.”<\/strong>Quezada concludes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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