“I’m very happy about the goals, but the important thing is the team”.
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Carlo Ancelotti has warned Real Madrid that “you don’t get a second chance” in the Champions League semi-finals, despite their comeback against Wolfsburg.
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane says his side will be favourites in their upcoming Champions League semifinal with Manchester City, but his full focus for now is on Saturday afternoon’s La Liga game at suburban neighbours Getafe.Antoine Griezmann (left) celebrates with Koke after scoring from the penalty spot for Atletico Madrid as they knocked Barcelona out of the Champions League.
But Zidane said in his press conference: “I don’t like this game because it seems to be thought that we will play against Getafe and win easily but it won’t be like that”.
He added: “I can not comment on whether I think it’s fair or not, but I will continue to support him and give him confidence”.
“Did I celebrate? No”, said Pellegrini. The players know what we are playing for, we have gone from 13 points to four, so now is not the moment to drop our guard. “We had to be patient for an hour, but it was the ideal night in the end”. Before that they played in May 2015 and Real Madrid won the game 7 – 3.
Beating Real Madrid means knocking out Europeans finest club which is lead by the world’s most lethal attacker Cristiano Ronaldo who now needs just a goal to equal his all time Champions league record in a season (17).
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“I have already said it before, but Zidane is like a godfather to me”. If City go on to win the Champions League it could be bad news for Manchester United and West Ham.Rodrigo put Valencia ahead after just three minutes but second half goals from Jonathan Viera (a former Valencia player) and an own goal from Shkrodan Mustafi after 63 minutes just about ensured Las Palmas’ survival, while dropping Valencia into the relegation dogfight.
