Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane expects 'another difficult match' against Antonio Conte’s Inter in the Champions League. ‘It’s a Final’.
Los Blancos host the Beneamata on Tuesday night, as two former teammates clash in the dugouts and both teams are desperate to pick up three vital points in search of a place in the knockout stages of the competition.
Real Madrid have only picked up one point so far, as they lost the opener to Shakhtar Donetsk before drawing with Borussia Mönchengladbach in the second round.
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane expects 'another difficult match' against Antonio Conte’s Inter in the Champions League. ‘It’s a Final’.
Los Blancos host the Beneamata on Tuesday night, as two former teammates clash in the dugouts and both teams are desperate to pick up three vital points in search of a place in the knockout stages of the competition.
Real Madrid have only picked up one point so far, as they lost the opener to Shakhtar Donetsk before drawing with Borussia Mönchengladbach in the second round.
“Inter are a good team, very physical, and they play football well. It’s another difficult game for us. It’s a Final,” Zidane said at a press conference.
“These are three points we must try to claim. Every game is a Final, we know and we will concentrate without thinking about what will happen later.”
Zidane hinted Luka Modric could start against the Nerazzurri.
“He’s important for us, I count on everyone. Luka knows that what he does, he does well. But as always for a coach, the hardest thing is to tell someone so strong what to do. He gives us energy.”
The Frenchman said his players have to ‘give everything’ to turn around Real’s poor start to the competition.
“The Madrid players have to give everything because they play for this club. We are growing an important team that can win something.
“We always talk about how we must change, but these guys are competitive. They want to win, and I can say this as a coach.
“I discuss with them; we want to try to reach our targets and keep the level high.”
Eder Militao has tested positive for coronavirus and the coach highlights he will be missed against Antonio Conte’s men.
“We know that we must aspire to win everything, we lose something important when we are without Militao, but everyone will give their all.
“The draw put us in this competitive group, but all of them are.”
Zidane said Conte made ‘a great impression’ when he studied to become a coach and remembers how important the former midfielder was as captain for Juventus.
“We didn’t talk with each other, as Juventus captain he was very important for the team. It’s normal that he became a coach, I’m not surprised.
“We are on good terms, I remember that I went to visit him in Turin when I was about to become a coach too and he made a great impression on me.”