MADRID (AP) – With no victory and in the last position of their Champions League group, Real Madrid wants a win against Inter Milan to ease the pressure.
Another defeat of the house on Tuesday can jeopardize Madrid’s chances of moving forward and lead to its first elimination at the organization level in 3 decades.
“It’s a definite game and we’re going to do it that way,” Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said Monday. “Three topics will be at stake and we’re going to check to get them. “
Inter Milan has also not won after two Group B matches, having tied at home against Borussia Munchengladbach and Shakhtar Donetsk. He also wants a result on Tuesday to stay in a position to move forward.
“This is a team we know very well,” Zidane said of Inter. “It will be a complicated match because it is a smart team, it is physical and plays a smart football. It will be a very complicated match for us. “
Madrid needed an expired purpose from Casemiro to save a 2–2 draw at Borussia Monchengladbach last week. He lost 3-2 in his first home game to Shakhtar after losing 3-0 on the break.
“Football in general is more paired and there are no small teams,” Zidane said. “Football is getting harder and prettier and everyone can beat each and every one in those days and that’s why we have to be satisfied every time. “we succeed. “
Madrid won their thirteenth European title in 2018, however, it has reached knockout levels in the last two seasons, eliminated through Ajax in 2019 and Manchester City in 2020.
“Last year we didn’t win the Champions League and that makes all the difference, but our goal is to win it,” Zidane said. “I have no doubt that the players have it in mind. It’s going to be hard, we have to paint hard to check to win.
Despite the difficulties of the Champions League, Madrid played in the Spanish league, having won five of their last six matches to occupy the position of the qualifying moment with one match in progress.
Eden Hazard made his first start to the season in Saturday’s 4–1 win over Huesca after recovering from a muscle injury, and is expected to return to the starting lineup Tuesday at Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium. Lucas Vazquez, who had also been recovering from an injury, is most likely also available.
Inter Milan is expected to be striker Romelu Lukaku for injury. The Italian club came out of a 2–2 home draw against Parma in Serie A, where he is sixth after six games.
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