The equation is simple, after all.
Real Madrid hold their European future between their feet.
The head of his trainer, Zinédine Zidane, too.
A success this Wednesday evening in its Santiago-Bernabeu stadium, against Borussia Mönchengladbach, would send Sergio Ramos and his teammates to the knockout stages of the Champions League.
A draw may be enough, depending on the outcome of the other game between Inter Milan and Shakhtar Donetsk.
A defeat would be eliminatory, with radical consequences such as the probable dismissal of the coach in the three consecutive Champions Leagues (2016, 2017, 2018) at the helm of the Merengues.
"I don't think about that at all," Zidane dodged on Tuesday during his pre-match press conference.
I'm just thinking about winning and finishing first in our group.
The rest, that does not interest me ... After, the club will do what it has to do, as always.
But I don't think about it.
The past is the past.
What matters is the present and the future.
It will happen what will happen.
"
"I am convinced that we will make a great match"
The fire is smoldering, however.
After the defeat in Kiev against Donetsk (2-0) last week, a crisis meeting between the players would have taken place according to the Spanish press.
The daily El Mundo claims that the president of Real Florentino Perez is seriously considering a change of coach.
The names of Mauricio Pochettino and Raul are already circulating.
"It's an important game to prove what you are worth as a team," Zidane added on Tuesday.
We know the situation.
I am convinced that we will make a great game from start to finish.
The club, the players, we are all used to playing these matches under pressure, where you have to give the maximum by putting emotions aside.
I am convinced that tomorrow
(Wednesday)
we will have a great meeting.
"
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Casemiro, the Brazilian midfielder of Real Madrid, rushed to the aid of his coach.
"Zidane wrote the history of this club, and he is still writing it," he said.
Last season, he won two more titles with us
(Editor's note: championship and Super Cup)
... Often, we do not realize what he has done and what he is doing for this club.
The whole team is 100% with the coach, we really value what he brought to this club and what he still brings to him every day.
"The sacred union to save Zidane?
Answer, this Wednesday evening, on the lawn of the Bernabeu.
