Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane has heaped praise on his footballers for putting up an impressive performance that helped them beat Manchester City 1-0 in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final on Wednesday.
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On the Champions League final, Ronaldo added: “Atletico Madrid has much merit but hopefully it can be the title of Real Madrid. I think he is in ideal shape”, Zidane said on Saturday.
That ended in a semi-final loss to Real Madrid in midweek and, as Pellegrini is being replaced by Pep Guardiola in the summer, whether they compete in Europe’s top competition next season is of no personal effect.
Citizens captain Vincent Kompany was not able to complete the game once again, as an injury forced him to leave the pitch early in the match.
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo insists he does not understand why his fitness has become an increasingly prominent subject of discussion, according to the Telegraph. “If you’re on a national team you can choose how you play but…when you’re at a club where the budget varies from one number to another, it’s clear that first you have to work to win”, he began.
“They are there because they are a good team, but we’re looking forward to it now”.
“I don’t think we saw a superior Madrid, we pressed them, but with the ball we lacked the creativity to do damage”, he said.
“We kept suffering until the end”. I am disappointed not to win the Premier League this year because until February we were in our best moment to do it.
“It would be a disaster of a season, that’s why I always said past year, when we didn’t win any titles, that it was not a disaster [because City finished second]”, he continued.
Pellegrini avoided a question about how many players City needed to take the next step and reach a first Champions League final. “It is a question of all the people working with me and the most important people are the players”.
Outgoing Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has expressed his desire to continue coaching in the Premier League next season.
“After that I think we deserve to be in the Champions League next year”. One-nil was a short result, but we are happy we are in the final.
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“I guess you could say they could have thrown a little bit more at us, but they didn’t”.
