Zinedine Zidane says it’s not important how Real Madrid won Champions League
Zinedine Zidane believes that it is not important how Real Madrid wins the Champions League, and he just want to enjoy what they have achieved.
Zidane defended his tactics of dropping back, after scoring goal in the early exchanges of the game.
Zinedine Zidane says it’s not important how Real Madrid won Champions League
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“I dreamed of this when taking this position. You can, if you’re working with a team like this. Madrid, with its history, can do important things. We’ve achieved with effort and work. We fought until the end and deserve all of it,” he said, according to AS.
“Something as big as the Champions League has a lot of work behind it. It’s not just the five months [that he’s been in charge] but from the start. I had the good fortune to be with them for five months and achieve something great.”
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“Dropping back wasn’t a tactic, no, but something that sometimes happens on the pitch. We scored and then sometimes you have to drop back a bit. That’s football. I don’t want to analyse anything, just enjoy what’s been achieved.
“What did I tell Florentino Perez? I said thank you. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to coach this team.”
Meanwhile, Gareth Bale feels Real Madrid deserve to win Champions League, and hailed his teammates and fans.
“I can’t feel a lot, to be honest, I’m cramping up. But what an amazing feeling,” he said, Eurosport reports.
“It was difficult in extra time, a lot of people getting cramp, but we showed the resilience, we showed what we’re made of and we won the 11th…
“It’s an amazing feeling, I can’t describe how it feels. The boys gave everything, the club, the fans, they’ve been amazing on this journey, and we deserve it.”