Zidane explains why not winning Champions league would be failure for Real Madrid
Zinedine Zidane has warned Real Madrid players that not winning Champions League would count as a failure.
“It’d be a failure. We’re in good form and we want to go through. It’s a very difficult game and if we don’t go through it’s a failure, because that’s what we want,” he replied, AS reports.
Zidane explains why not winning Champions league would be failure for Real Madrid
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“It will be more difficult than the first leg, because everything will be decided. We’re conscious of that. We will respect the opponent, because they have very good players, especially in attack.
“It won’t be the same as the return leg against Wolfsburg. We can’t score two or three goals in 15 minutes. That doesn’t exist. We’re going to suffer from minute one to minute 90. It’ll be a game to work hard.
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“Hopefully the 90 minutes is like the second half [of the first leg], and score a goal, which is most important. We have to play football, to press in attack and put in the intensity of a semi-final. They’re also playing to go through.”
“Cristiano is 100%. He’ll play. Benzema is out and so is Casemiro. We didn’t want to take a risk with Benzema. Casemiro isn’t an injury but he has some bruising. We don’t want to risk him. We have other players in the squad,” Zidane told reporters, according to AS.
“There’s no risk on Cristiano. He’s been 100% in training. We have a great relationship and it’s important a player can speak with his Coach. He’s had a week. He didn’t play in the first leg and he’s recovered. We always want him on the pitch because he’s a player at another level. His numbers prove it. I wish Benzema and Casemiro were too, but someone else will play.
“Toni Kroos won’t just have to do more defending [without Casemiro], the whole team will. Without the ball we have to defend together. If we have it, which is what we like, we defend less. The idea is the same home or away.”