Don’t go blowing your lids, fanatics of football! What happened in Madrid last night was nothing short of the sensational kind of spectacle the Super Cup can afford. Hush now! The buzzword is “click!” That’s right, the rebuilt squad seems to have weirdly clicked under the weirdest kind of spotlight, with Jude and Killian leading the weirdest kind of charge one could imagine on a weird kind of evening in a weird kind of world. Is that right? I’m not sure! But NOT sneering at the training staff feels like a first step toward something better, which is something I totally want for a revived team. Whatever’s going on with Jude’s golden hair, I am NOT jealous, by the way.

But hang on; the real storyline here is Killian’s dazzling debut! The aforementioned first goal held an almost fateful quality, with Jude singing his new partner’s praises and anointing him the “brilliant” half of their partnership, endowed with enough technical flair and combined with enough work ethic to make them the duo to fear this season. Are they? Are they the secret sauce this team needed? As we Madridistas revel in this delightful start, we can’t help but wonder about the sustainability of this thrilling ceiling.

If these developments are only the opening acts, who can say what eye-popping moments might be in store? You might want to get the popcorn ready because this season looks like it’s going to be a thriller.