Yet with a Champions League final date against city rivals Real Madrid coming up, Torres says he’s not anxious about the national snub as he looks to keep his focus on club matters.
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“We’ve had more time to prepare than the 2014 final in Lisbon, that year we’d just played the league decider against Barcelona and were exhausted, this year we’re better physically”, he said at a news conference. We passed the group stage playing against big teams like PSG.
Real Madrid overcame Atletico when the pair met in the 2014 Champions League final. I love being back here and hope I can stay. They are team that concede nothing, not one opportunity.
Fernando Torres is the only player in Spanish history to win the World Cup, European Cup twice, champions league and Europa League. I did not feel I was being treated well at the time – I felt lost’. Simeone has manufactured a style of play that on one side keeps a limited team with a strong defensive end, and with effective offense that normally plays on counterattacks.
Los Blancos missed out on the La Liga title this season, as they were edged out by Barcelona by a single point, but Ramos is confident they will claim the Champions League crown.
“I expect Madrid to approach the game like they did the tie with Manchester City”.
“His job in any case is very hard because in the last five years, Madrid have had to face the best Barca in history”. “Whether he plays 90, 60 or 30 minutes, he will provide quality”, said the Atletico coach.
Barcelona, with other stars such as Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, carried off the Champions League trophy previous year for the fifth time, but were eliminated from the competition in the quarter-finals by Atletico.
“To get to a Champions League final is an important demonstration of his work”.
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Barcelona and Real Madrid have won 27 of the past 32 La Liga titles, including 11 of the past 12. I have been very fortunate to experience moments like those at Real Madrid.
