Coming to the Bernabeu as a reluctant replacement contract, Joselu has now proven why he deserves so much love from Madridistas.

Last summer, 2022 QBV Karim Benzema shocked all Real Madrid fans when he suddenly announced that he would move to play in Saudi Arabia as soon as the season ended.

People are starting to worry about the large void left by the French super striker at the Bernabeu.

And everyone was disappointed, because not Mbappe, the Board of Directors of the Royal Spanish Football Team brought in a striker who plays at a small La Liga team, and he is 33 years old, let me repeat, he is

Although he has scored 16 goals and 2 assists in 34 matches for Espanyol, ranking 3rd on the La Liga top scorer list for the 2022/23 season, many people still doubt whether this guy has enough strength to compete.

The person mentioned is none other than Jose Luis Mato Sanmartin, also known as Joselu.

He came to Real Madrid with many skeptical eyes.

In the summer of 2023, Joselu joined Real Madrid on loan from Espanyol for a transfer fee of only 500 thousand Euros, with a buyout clause at a `dirt cheap` price: 1.5 million Euros.

People do not put too much hope in Joselu.

Joselu started the season with Real Madrid in quite good form.

Broadly speaking, since the beginning of the season until now, Joselu has only played a total of 1,494 minutes, while Valverde – the person who has appeared the most for Real Madrid – has played 3,877 minutes, double the number that Joselu has.

Remember, in the match between Real Madrid and Napoli in the Champions League group stage in November 2023, Joselu had to apologize to Real Madrid fans for missing too many opportunities, which was hard for anyone to accept.

And after that.

The 34-year-old striker fires regularly despite having few minutes of play.

People still look down on him.

Until today, he has left everyone speechless.

In the 81st minute of the second leg of the 2023/24 Champions League semi-finals, Joselu was brought onto the field to replace Fede Valverde.

And the Spanish player did not disappoint those who put all their trust in him.

In the 88th minute, goalkeeper Neuer missed the ball after Vinicius’s light shot. The ball bounced out and Joselu immediately rushed in, launching a dangerous shot to equalize for Real Madrid.

In just 5 minutes, from a reluctant double, Joselu suddenly turned into a hero in the eyes of Madridistas.

Joselu’s double within 5 minutes completely defeated Bayern Munich.

Interviewed with AS after the match, Joselu Mato happily shared: `Can I be called a hero? Really, I don’t know! But what I can confirm is that I am very happy. This is true.`

This team will never give up, we will fight until the final whistle blows.

The 34-year-old player may not be the brightest star in the sky of the Milky Way, nor is he a big name noticed by the media, yes, but he is the representative of the Madridismo spirit.

Fighting hard for every small opportunity given, accepting the lowest salary of the First Team just to once play for the team he loved since childhood, bowing his head and apologizing for bad performances and then breaking up.

Joselu may be a small piece in the Los Blancos squad, but without him, would the Spanish Capital team be as complete as it is today?

Waiting to discuss the final match that will take place at Wembley on June 2, right at this moment, what Joselu brings has exceeded the expectations of a firefighting contract worth 500 thousand Euros.

Real Madrid is so big that they are ready to say goodbye to Ronaldo and Benzema – those who no longer want to stay.

He deserves a permanent contract, that’s for sure.