Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will have to focus their attention on La Liga this weekend, but it will be difficult for the spirit not to wander on the second stage of their Champions League Derby next week. Los Blancos takes a 2-1 lead to the Metropolitano and seemed happy with their show, while Los Rojiblancos has the feeling that they can cause damage to their rivals by correcting their mistakes.
Raul Asencio received a starting berth next to Antonio Rudiger for Real Madrid, to replace David Alaba in the backline. He was of the opinion that Atletico is very worried.
“We enter a Champions League phase in which all competitions are determined by small details. We knew about the quality of Atletico, but we did great to dominate from start to finish. We are left with the good individual versions we had, “he told Real Madrid, as quoted by MD.
“Both goals – Rodrygo and Brahim – helped the team. I will concentrate on that. They were goals at important moments and they gave us extra motivation to continue with the different situations that arose in the game. They came at very suitable moments. '
He also appealed to his current state of mind, after he was removed against Real Sociedad during the break last week by Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian said he was struck by songs from 'Asencio, Die'.
“I feel very good every day. I feel very comfortable with this kind of competition. I am surrounded by good people, I thank my teammates and the coaching staff for everything they do for me. I hope it has been like this for a long time. “
The star of the night was Brahim Diaz, whose magical goal of the second half won the game for Real Madrid. He said he said “couldn't remember” with the Atletico Madrid Bank in his pointed celebration afterwards.
“A goal here is always something incredible, because if you wear this shirt, you always have to give everything to it. We played a complete game. My goal is enough, but we still have to give it everything in the return bone. We fell a bit, but things changed in the second half. At any time one of us can give things on their heads and that is what we have seen. Another magical night in the Bernabeu. '
“Everything is still open; It is good to have won at home, but there is a difficult match for us. This is not over yet, there is the return bone and we all have to be there. This is the Champions League and every small thing makes the difference. “
In the meantime, Clement Lenglet was disappointed from the Atletico Madrid perspective, but he believed that they had a good understanding of how they could harm blancos.
“Immediately after the game there was a bit of disappointment because we wanted more than just a 2-1 defeat. Lenglet explained after the game. “But also in view of the game, we have seen that we are able to cause a lot of damage to this team, to understand if we have to have possession, when we have to attack, when we have to defend, when we have to fall deeper, and well, the return bone will again be a demanding match, but this will not end today.”
Marcos Llorente emphasized the message in the same way about correcting the mistakes of Atletico.
“The feeling that the second stage still has to come, that we live and we have to correct the mistakes we have made and go for the second stage. There are still 90 minutes left at home with our people and we look forward to it. They are very fast and very good, every half mistake you make … “
“They are very good and we must be as focused as possible and try to ensure that those details no longer happen, are closer together, constantly look each other and talk a lot with each other. In games such as these appears the big teams and Julian has scored a goal from scratch and I hope he will continue at this level, which is very high, “he told Movistar+ (via Marca).
Los Colchoneros came back in the first half by a wonder goal from Julian Alvarez. He was of the opinion that the timing of the goals of Real Madrid was decisive in the game.
“They scored at the right time, we admitted very quickly, then we were right, we were in control of the game and the game, but they are on their field and they have great players, but we know that there are 90 minutes left,” he told Movistar+, also quoted by Marca.
“The goal was good, it was good to bind the game and we had opportunities to score, now we have a game at the weekend and we have to think about that. Then there are 90 minutes at home with our people. '
Atletico Madrid now goes opposite Getafe in a local derby during the weekend, while the two best defenses of La Liga come across in a difficult tie. Real Madrid is organizing Rayo Vallecano in a different local collision, but in recent years they have been far from an easy opponent for Real Madrid, the two who played a 3-3 similar game earlier this season. It would also be no surprise to see a degree of rotation for the second legs.
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