Zinedine Zidane spoke before the game against Legia Warsaw with Nacho Fernández, who will start tomorrow because Real Madrid cannot play with Sergio Ramos, Pepe and Marcelo. The Wednesday match will be the number 100 for Zidane in his career as a coach.
After two titles and only two defeats with Real Madrid, the French manager is very exigent: “I have to improve everything. I’m happy for the 100 games. There is always time to learn. Hopefully I can stay a lot of time in this club”.
It will be a strange game for Real Madrid, because the stadium will be closed, without supporters. Zidane played a game like this in 2004 in Roma and Los Blancos won: “Without supporters it will be a different game. But my players are professionals. They know the importance of this game. We have to be focused. We are very motivated, it’s Champions League. From Rome I remember a strange feeling”.
It should be an easy game for Los Blancos, especially according to what we saw 15 days ago: “Tomorrow we are going to have a very difficult game, until a good rival. It’s a team that can put you in difficulties in any moment. We’re going to respect this team to earn the points”.
One of the most important points of the game is seeing if whether Morata or Benzema will play: “I know these are two important players. Everyone is going to have their minutes. I know that your concern it’s always to be the same. You ask the same and I’ll answer the same. I know what you’re looking for… […] Tomorrow you’re going to see who is going to play”.
Another challenge for Los Blancos in Poland is having a clean sheet, after conceding goals even against Cultural Leonesa: “I’m not worried, but it’s a fact. Every game we receive a goal. Also in Copa we receive a goal at the end and it always bother me. You cannot control everything nor being the best. Of course we can improve”, said the French coach before the Champions League game.
