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Title: Chema Andres interview: The Real Madrid academy graduate compared to Rodri who's 'keeping a level head'
Link: Original article on nytimes.com
Region: DE
Topics: youth; players; arbeloa; graduate; chema; hes; madrid; interview; playing; whos; head; real; best; football; level; team; keeping; rodri; compared; Chema (footballer, born 1992); Rodri (footballer, born 1996); Real Madrid CF; Álvaro Arbeloa; Bundesliga; Midfielder; Euro; Spain national under-21 football team; Xabi Alonso; Spain national football team; Association football; Assist (association football); The Athletic; Football in Spain; Youth system; Carlo Ancelotti; Manchester City F.C.; UEFA Champions League
Datetime: 4/3/2026, 4:09:37 AM
Summary: Chema Andres, a former Real Madrid academy graduate now playing in the Bundesliga with Stuttgart, belongs to that lineage — and has even drawn comparisons to Manchester City and Spain’s Rodri. Chema is not yet a headline name, but Madrid retain a 50 per cent buy-back option for the midfielder. “The family you form within the (youth players’) residence stays with you for life,” says Chema. “​​Real Madrid are the best team in the world; playing there is the hardest job in football. That reality shapes everything: the best players want to go there, and usually do....
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