Zinedine Zidane appeared in the Valdebebas press room to analyze Real Madrid's decisive match against Inter Milan this Tuesday at the Alfredo Di Stéfano stadium (9:00 p.m., Movistar Champions League), corresponding to the third day of the group stage of the Champions. A duel that the whites are forced to win after their bad start in the competition, in which they have added a defeat and a draw that keeps them last in Group B with one point.
Inter needed: “We know the rival, it is a difficult game because it is a good team, very physical, that plays well too. It will be another difficult game for us. It is a final and we will take it as it is. We will try to score the three points.”
Management with Luka Modric: “Nothing has changed with him, we know the player he is, important. It is true that there are many games and, as always, we will have all the players. Every time he plays he does well. As always, it's worth it for a Coaching is choosing, especially with a player like Luka. It's very important for us. “
The Asensio-Benzema-Hazard trident and the BBC: “Surely they can mark an era. Everyone here wants to make history, and that's the good thing. They always want more, they always want to show. They are important and they are going to do important things. It is a squad that can still win many things. Outside there is talk of that they don't have more, that we have to change and stuff, but inside I can tell you that they want to compete, play, win … And that's very good for the coach, which is me. I enjoy the day-to-day with them We are going to try with everyone, not just those three, to achieve the objectives, which this year there are many. “
Motivation: “We have a final tomorrow, and we know it. Every day here is a final. We are going to focus on what we have to do tomorrow. There are three points and we are going for them.”
Hazard's evolution to aspire to the Champions League: “We aspire to everything, always. We always want to show that we are good and that we always want more. With Eden, of course, we know the player he is, the quality he has, and we are going to use him. But everyone adds up to achieve it.”
If this Madrid is worse than that of his first stage in Europe: “I do not know, everyone can have an opinion. Last year we did not win the Champions League, but we always aspire to it. I have no doubts that it is in my head and in the players' heads. It is going to be complicated and we have to fight a lot. . We will fight to try. “
If your future depends on tomorrow's game: “No. I don't think about that. I think about tomorrow's game. We are lucky to play a Champions League game tomorrow. The rest is inevitable, but what we can do is prepare for the game well.”
Requirement in Champions: “Football in general is more even, it is more difficult, more beautiful. There are no small teams, everyone can beat everyone. That is why every time we add we have to be happy. The other day it was a final against Huesca.”
Very difficult group: “It is what it is. It is a draw. All the groups, in general, are very good, very competitive. Ours, too. As it is difficult, all the games are difficult. Tomorrow we have a home game to try to win the game , what is our turn “.
Relationship with Conte: “We are not in contact every day. When he was a player, he was captain and important in our team. It is normal that he has become a coach, it does not surprise me. The relationship is good. It is true that we have not called or been in contact regularly lately. When I was preparing as a coach I went to Turin and I was talking to him, everything was fantastic. I was with him for four or five years and I have a very good relationship with him. “