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Revealed: Aurelien Tchouameni left Real Madrid team-mates speechless with airport piano performance as midfielder's dressing room popularity rises

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<p>Aurelien Tchouameni is certainly enjoying his current purple patch at Real Madrid, with his return to form coming at the right time for head coach Carlo Ancelotti, who has had to deal with multiple injuries. The French midfielder's popularity within the Madrid dressing room has surged, too, after dropping a surprising piano performance at an airport on one of Los Blancos' recent away trips. </p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>According to <a href="https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2025/03/11/de-cuestionado-a-indiscutible-las-tres-sorpresas-de-un-tchouameni-que-se-ha-ganado-al-vestuario-del-real-madrid-cadena-ser/" target="_blank">Cadena SER</a>, Tchouameni's Real Madrid team-mates have been impressed with his resolve to turn things around amid a furious wave of criticism. Ancelotti has had to deal with a truckload of injuries throughout the season. With Eder Militao suffering an ACL injury, and David Alaba recovering from one, the Italian manager fielded Tchouameni as a makeshift centre-back, an experiment that, to be fair, didn't work out as expected.</p><p>Earlier in the season, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-in/lists/real-madrid-rodri-solution-midfield-champions-league-winners-sell-aurelien-tchouameni-move-man-city-ballon-d-or/blt19bd12eff237e11b#cs1140304844f55f13" target="_blank">reports emerged that stated that the Real Madrid hierarchy was not happy with the Frenchman's performances</a>. In fact, Tchouameni was whistled by the home supporters at the Santiago Bernabeu in a game against Celta Vigo. </p><p>In recent weeks, though, with the emergence of Raul Asencio and the return of Alaba to full fitness, Tchouameni has returned to his preferred position in midfield and looks rejuvenated in the middle of the park, producing top performances on a more consistent basis.</p>

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<p>The same report further mentioned that Tchouameni's fluency in Spanish has also impressed those in the first team, with his strong command of the language attributed to his mother, who is a Spanish teacher. </p>

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<p>After starting for Real in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Atletico Madrid, Tchouameni will be expected to retain his spot in the XI when the La Liga holders travel to the Ceramica to take on Villarreal on Saturday, March 15. </p>

WHAT NEXT FOR AURELIEN TCHOUAMENI?

Revealed: Aurelien Tchouameni left Real Madrid team-mates speechless with airport piano performance as midfielder's dressing room popularity rises  | Goal.com

Aurelien Tchouameni seems to have put his struggles with form behind him and has also become more popular than ever in the Real Madrid dressing room.

Revealed: Aurelien Tchouameni left Real Madrid team-mates speechless with airport piano performance as midfielder&apos;s dressing room popularity rises

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