Happy with his team’s 5-2 win over Real Sociedad in a La Liga match on Saturday, Real Madrid’s coach Zinedine Zidane said that he was satisfied with the result and are now prepared well for the Champions League match on Wednesday.
“Scoring early helped us. Throughout that first half we played with great intensity, determination and will. We got a great result to take into the break. It was 45 minutes at a high level, good play, chances and goals. We can be satisfied with the result. We have prepared well for Wednesday. Now we have to rest up, and tomorrow turn our attentions to the Champions League. We are all raring to go on Wednesday and that is our main concern,” Zidane said at the press conference.
“Sure, we made some errors in the second half, but we can correct that. We’re going into a knockout tie and we have to protect our goal. As always, I’m focussing on the positives: The way the game started and the five goals. We know that against PSG things will be different and we’ll have to show our mettle,” said the coach, adding, “We need to remain centered on the Champions League game this Wednesday.”
“We know there is a great challenge lying ahead. It is of paramount importance to us. It will be a different game in a different competition and we will have extra motivation. We will be geared up for it,” said Zidane.
Talking about who’s going to play against PSG, he said all will be revealed on Wednesday.
“I’m pleased with Marcelo’s performance. We all know what a fine player he is and that he offers a great deal in the attacking third, as he proved in our second goal. I’m in no doubt about who’s going to play against PSG and all will be revealed on Wednesday. That said, the idea always remains the same: it doesn’t depend on who plays, but rather on what we go out there to do,” Zidane was quoted by www.realmadrid.com.
In all praise for Cristiano Ronaldo, the coach said, “We all know that he always wants to score goals and create chance. He lives and breathes goals. He got three tonight and PSG will certainly have to keep close tabs on him. It’s always a positive for the team when he gets his name on the scoresheet.”