Real Madrid defender targeting record breaking Champions League success
Real Madrid defender, Pepe, is aiming record breaking Champions league success with Real Madrid, as win in Milan will earn Los Blancos 11th European Cup triumph.
“I think in a final it’s 50-50, they want to win, we want to win, we can continue with an amazing history that this club has,” Pepe said in Tuesday’s media conference.
Real Madrid defender targeting record breaking Champions League success
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“Atletico Madrid we have to respect, they’re a good team, but we always have to think about ourselves as a unit.
“That [2014] is all in the past. We’ve got another opportunity here to continue making history and that’s what we’re trying to do. We’re going out to win, the most important thing is to prepare and be ready on the day.
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“The team is in good shape, we’ve worked hard and there’s still four days and that’s what we’re going to do. It’s going to be one of the most important days of our lives so we have to be in good shape but we’re going to be ready.
“I think they’re going to be in good shape as well. I can speak for us, I know we’ve been working well, our coach is going to prepare us in the best way possible.”
Meanwhile, Koke feels that Zidane has improved Real Madrid defensively and has made them learn to play as a unit.
“A failure will be if we don’t play like a side. We can continue making history in a club like Madrid so it’s important. We’re very excited about being here and continuing wThey’re the same players [as with Rafa Benitez].
“Zidane has given them motivation and they’re a bit above where they were before. They defend a little more with Casemiro, maybe they get fewer people forward, but they are more compact and it’s harder to get between the lines. We’ll see which Madrid goes out in the final and we’ll try to do our best to win.
“I have Madrid friends, Atleti friends, Barcelona friends, I have friends from many teams. I don’t talk to the Madrid friends before the final! No, they always wish the best of luck.”