Atletico Madrid’s plan to stop Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale in Champions League final
Koke says Atletico Madrid have to work as a unit to stop Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale in the Champions League final.
“How will we stop [Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale]? As we always have done, all working, all running, always helping each other. That’s how we’ve done it several times,” he revealed, AS reports.
Atletico Madrid’s plan to stop Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale in Champions League final
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“To play another Champions League Final is very complicated and very difficult. I know that to play a Champions League Final is amazing. We’re going to play a second and it’s exciting to be in the final again.
“What happened in 2014 is the past and this is a new final. They won two years ago and no one is going to return it to you. This is a new opportunity that we all want to take and we’re going with all the hope in the world, but all the humility in the world as well.
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“It’s not revenge, no. You can’t get back the final of two years ago. It’s a new opportunity. Atletico, the favourites? No, it’s very equal. Atleti have never been favourites.”
“I have a good relationship with Ramos but we have never talked about the goal, because if it was the other way around I wouldn’t go to anyone saying ‘we’ve won the final,’” Koke commented.
“You can win a lot of trophies but to play a Champions League Final is the maximum for a football player. When you’re in the game everything passes so fast that you can’t think. Then when you’re at home you think about it. When you’re playing there are tenths of a second and you have to be smart to do things right.
“The fans suffer a lot. We’re on the pitch and everything happens so fast. You try to do your job, you try to get things right, to win, but the fans, I’m sure they suffer more than we do on the pitch.
“The rivalry is unbelievable. In Lisbon, for example, it went so well. There was no problem before the game between the two sets of fans, and I hope again there are no problems. It’s a nice day, to enjoy, to have a good time, and hopefully our fans see us win.”