Not only did Real react to the Wolfsburg defeat the four-nil win over Eibar kept the pressure on Atletico Madrid in second as well as Barcelona, who suffered defeat again at Real Sociedad!
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Captain Sergio Ramos returns from suspension, whilst the likes of Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos and Luka Modric were rested for Saturday’s 4-0 thrashing of Eibar.
The Madridistas warmed up for the midweek clash with an emphatic 4-0 win over SD Eibar on Saturday evening, with James Rodriguez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lucas Vasquez, and Jesse Rodriguez getting on to the score-sheet.
“We are going to rest well, prepare for the match, and then give it our all from the very start on Tuesday”, Zidane said. “We know what Real Madrid stand for but we also deserve some respect after the first leg”, were the words from Wolfsburg manager Dieter Hecking.
“We need to be on our game straight away, like we did today and usually are at home”.
Meanwhile for Die Wölfe, after beating Real, they failed to keep the wins coming as their Bundesliga showdown with Mainz ended with a 1-1 draw.
Real Madrid legend, Cristiano Ronaldo has called on the club’s fans to create a magical atmosphere as the club seeks to overturn a first leg deficit against German club, Wolfsburg. “But we still have 90 minutes at home, we have to stay calm”.
Barca saw their lead at the top over nearest challengers Atletico Madrid cut to only three points with six games left, having held a nine-point advantage less than a fortnight ago, and are now just four points ahead of Real Madrid. There was a milestone that Ronaldo got to as he brought up his goal, he became the first La Liga player to score 30 or more goals in six successive seasons. On Tuesday, we play for our season.
“This game will mean a lot for us”.
Zinedine Zidane was still playing when Real Madrid last produced the kind of comeback it needs this week to avoid elimination to surprising Wolfsburg in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Bottom-side Levante visited Real Betis in the late match.
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Real are third in La Liga, seven points behind leaders Barcelona with seven games remaining, and were disqualified from the King’s Cup in December for fielding an illegible player in a last-32 tie at Cadiz.
