“I’m glad I’m not in the stadium”

Former British footballer David Beckham considered this Monday that the meeting this Tuesday between the Paris Saint-Germain and the Real Madridtwo teams for which he wore the shirt, “is a dream for any fan”.

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“If we look at the players, at the history of these two teams, at the passion of the fans in the two cities, this meeting is a dream for any fan,” he said in a short video published by PSG, a club in the who ended his career in 2013.

Parisians and the Real Madridwhere they spent four seasons, until 2007, will meet in Paris in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.

“I’d rather be home”

“I’m glad I’m not in the stadium. It would have been very exciting and spectacular to see two teams that I played for face each other, but to be honest, I prefer to be at home, in front of my TV, and celebrate every goal no matter who scores.” pointed.

That meeting, in his opinion, will be “very exciting” no matter what happens: “I think it could be a very offensive game. Two great teams face each other, two of the teams that are most exciting at the moment.”

Beckham46, estimated that “if you compare them, both are leaders of their championships, they have great coaches and great players.”

Ramos, great absentee

Among them, he said, the Spanish Sergio Ramosgreat absent from the list of PSG for his thigh injury, “and of course Leo, without a doubt one of the best players in the history of football,” he added about the Argentine.