Gareth Bale explains why Champions League is so important for Real Madrid
Gareth Bale has revealed that everyone at Real Madrid shows craze for Champions League, and talks about winning La-Decima.
“At my Press conference when I first signed it was all about La Decima. Literally the first thing I heard was La Decima. The President straight away said ‘we’re signing you for La Decima. To win the tenth,’” Bale revealed, before describing the sensation of lifting the trophy.
Gareth Bale explains why Champions League is so important for Real Madrid
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“It had been 12 years I think since we last won the Champions League. It’s ingrained in the club, the club lives for European Cups. When you join here you definitely know all about it.
“The feeling I expected I think. It’s hard to describe, as you know, winning the Champions League. The night you do it you’re so high you don’t really know what to think. Once it all settles in you still really can’t believe it. When we came back here after the game there was like 1m people in Plaza de Cibeles, where they celebrate the trophy victories. It was just incredible the scenes.
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“The amount of people that came out and it was like 7 in the morning. Still out partying and still there in their numbers. We’re on an open top bus, the sun’s actually starting to come up and it’s just incredible scenes.”
Atletico were beaten in the final two years ago with Bale scoring one of the goals, and he was asked what the derby means in the capital.
“It’s way more intense – the relationship is not good. Let’s put it that way. They’re a very difficult team to play against. They’re very defensive and tend to park the bus, as people say. We know a lot about them and, yeah, we haven’t had the greatest of record against them in the last 10 games,” he added.