MADRID 18 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The coach of Real Madrid female, Alberto Toril, was happy for the victory of “prestige” achieved on Tuesday against the English FC FC in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions League and that “endorses the work and trajectory” of a team “of a team to see well and that now it must” enjoy “this win and” disconnect “despite the fact that FC Barcelona should visit this Sunday.
“This victory is a bit of work and the trajectory that the team carries. Winning to a rival like this gives us confidence and tells us that we are going in good line and progressing properly. It is a prestigious victory, it gives us wings, but the work is not done and we have a game in the middle that will punish us enough on the physical plane, so we have to enjoy it,” said a press conference after the game.
The Madrid coach saw “two different parts”, with the first one in which they were “very well in the football, with the well -executed plane” and a second where they had “suffered before a great rival.” “I am very happy for work, we will enjoy two days now,” he said.
“The plan was clear, putting many midfielders inside and we have had a very good ability to make long possessions and not allow them to rob and transit us. It was a closed party where there were not many occasions, but in general we were fine, taking advantage of our occasions and defending when we had to defend,” he added.
Anyway, Toril insisted on “enjoying a little of the moments” when asked about how he was going to raise the visit on Sunday to FC Barcelona. “You don’t have to always think about the next one, until Thursday I will not think about Barça and the players need to disconnect too,” he recalled.
“The players are very tired and have demanding matches, and we must add the selections. We carry a lot of competition and little rest, we do few group workouts and you cannot prepare a hundred percent the games,” said Real Madrid coach.
He reiterated that he sees the team “well, very regularly in all competitions” and that in Spain they must compete against a FC Barcelona that “takes a long time to form.” “We will arrive soon and this victory endorses our work because we have won a rival who has a lot of hierarchy and has been champion of the Champions League,” he said.
The Andalusian coach did not want to think if this was his most important victory. “It is an important victory at an important moment, but we have had other very good games, before the City or Chelsea. We are taking very important steps and the players need this type of victories to see that we are able to compete before this type of rivals,” he said.
Therefore, he does not hesitate that they are already among the best in Europe. “Growth is constant. We have been ascending in the UEFA coefficient and we are among the eight best in Europe. We are facing teams with a lot of tradition and a tour, everything takes time, we are making good foundations for the future,” he said.
“It’s not all to stick and criticize, it would be good that you praise the players,” he demanded in defense of his players, while he did not give importance to the criticisms he receives. “The important thing is the players and the club, I will try to work and help, football is a part of life, not life, I try to do the best I can,” he settled.
Asked about midfielder Melanie Leuupolz, who had to withdraw injured, he recalled that the German “comes from an internal lateral ligament injury that is complicated because there is always residual pain.” “He has had the bad luck of hitting the floor, hopefully it is as little as possible, he was doing a great game,” he wanted.
“María (Méndez) has had a problem in the second part and has had the ability to endure, has been a champion because that moment required to suffer. Linda (Caicedo) comes from a muscular problem and is progressively going because we have to take care of it. She is very explosive and is a vital player because she gives us verticality and imbalance, I hope she recovers well for the next game,” he detailed about other soccer players. Irune Dorado “for going out with the personality he has” when he had to replace Leupolz already Athenea del Castilla who was “decisive with his goal.”