"Very happy to resume", Zidane aims (obviously) for the title: "We have 11 finals left"

2020-06-14T01:16:15.793Z

The French coach entrusts his joy to the city of the resumption match of "his" Real Madrid, against Eibar.

La Liga is back. Stopped since mid-March, the Spanish championship even resumed last Thursday, with the Seville derby. What about Real Madrid? Zinedine Zidane's players will face Eibar on Sunday (7:30 p.m.) on match day 28. It will be on the stadium lawn… Di Stefano, the usual training ground of the White House. Santiago-Bernabeu is indeed under construction. In all cases, La Liga will be played until further notice without an audience. A perspective that does not scare a Zidane delighted to find the field and the game. “I don't like to play without an audience. But given the situation, we adapt, says the Madrid coach, at a press conference. And the absence of an audience will not take away our happiness and the chance that we have to come back to play. We will miss the audience, but everyone is very happy to resume. ”

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All with clear objectives, and necessarily high, while Real are second in La Liga: “We are two points behind (on FC Barcelona, leader in the La Liga ranking, note) and we therefore have 11 finals . We will do everything to win this title. ” The particular context is not enough to calm the ardor of "ZZ". "No excuses, we will prepare well for the matches that we have left."

Eden Hazard and Marco Asensio back in business

Note that Real is still in the running in the Champions League. But in unfavorable waivers ... The Merengues fell against Manchester City (1-2) at the Bernabeu, in the round of 16 first leg. If it seems certain that a Final 8 will take place in Lisbon from August 12 to 23, we are not yet on the 8th remaining to be played will be scheduled in Portugal, or on the field of the clubs concerned. Good news, Real recover Eden Hazard and Marco Asensio, long injured. "We had almost a month of preparation to recover our physical condition, I think it's enough," adds Zidane. It may cost us a little bit to finish the matches, surely even ... Because no matter how hard you train, nothing beats competition. " After Eibar, Real will face Valencia (06/18), Real Sociedad (06/21) and Mallorca (06/24). The following dates are still to be confirmed.

(With AFP )