In the previous duel of the second leg of the quarterfinals against Liverpool on Anfield, Zinedine
Zidane made a review of the current situation of his team a few hours after fighting to get into the semifinals. A round in which, in the words of the French, “the players want to be”.
And for this, the first problem to be solved is that of physical effort, something that brings the team upside down and has caused a great deal of injuries. “What we have to do is keep competing as a team and do it from the beginning of the game. We are not going to manage efforts and we are going to try to win ”, he warned.
The team, physically depleted, grows in the face of adversity and this was assured by the coach of the Real
Madrid. “It is true that many things are happening but the team always comes together in the face of adversity. That shows the character of the players ”.
Finally, on the issue of party accumulation, Zidane He did not want to look for excuses and commented that: “In his day I talked about these things. We know it is complicated and it is a very rare season for many reasons, but hey, all teams have these difficulties, “he said.
Valverde, recovered
As for the proper names, the only one that came to the fore was that of Fede
Valverde that, in addition, Zinedine
Zidane took care to ensure that it is in perfect condition. “Fede is perfectly, 100%. We'll see what we do tomorrow because obviously I'm not going to say it now ”.