Many Real Madrid fans are surprised to believe the reason why Carlo Ancelotti brought 20-year-old player Jeremy De Leon to Munich for the match against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Relevo believes that the Real Madrid Castilla player has been called up again after he gave the team luck in the tie against Manchester City in the quarterfinals. De Leon cannot play in the Champions League because he joined the team in January. De Leon's former club was Castellon in Spain, and he was born in Puerto Rico.
🍀 El amuleto de Ancelotti.
— Relevo (@relevo) April 29, 2024
📌 Jeremy De León, el jugador del Castilla, ha vuelto a ser convocado después de que les diese suerte en la eliminatoria contra el City.
📌 Lo más curioso es que el jugador no puede jugar en Champions porque llegó al conjunto blanco en enero. pic.twitter.com/m9RFXajGXD
At a press conference ahead of the Bayern Munich game tomorrow, Ancelotti asked about the purpose of De Leon's call-up with the team if he can't play. Ancelotti said, "When we train, we want to be 20, and since there are 19 available, we have brought him lately. I spoke with Raúl, he told me that he is serious, hardworking and with quality."
What does Jeremy de León do for you?
— Madrid Universal (@MadridUniversal) April 29, 2024
Ancelotti: "When we train we want to be 20 and since there are 19 available, we have brought him lately. I spoke with Raúl, he told me that he is serious, hardworking and with quality." pic.twitter.com/0UVOTALYqo
The player is a forward at Real Madrid Castilla and is known for his pace. De Leon was seen in the team training for the Manchester City game in the second leg, which took place at the Etihad Stadium. Real Madrid had no luck in that stadium, and although the team did not win after 120 minutes, Madrid did not lose and won an epic match on penalties. Rodrygo scored the opener for Madrid until Man City tied it courtesy of a Kevin De Bruyne goal. Madrid won 4-3 on penalties after Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic missed for Man City. De Leon posted a picture of him training on X, which shows him fighting for the ball with Arda Guler.
⭐️ @ChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/hkyNTnxDss
— Jeremy De Leon (@10jeremyandre) April 29, 2024
Real Madrid's last match before Bayern Munich
With not the strongest lineup, Real Madrid defeated Real Sociedad at the Reale Arena in La Liga. Arda Guler scored the only goal in the 29th minute as Los Blancos won 1-0. Madrid are first in La Liga with 84 points and are close to winning the La Liga title this season.
