Real Madrid wants to end the competition phase at a peak, and a victory against Brest on Wednesday could see them progress in the Champions League to the Tour of 16, so that the play-offs in the process skip.
They will have to rely on other results that go their way, but as Thibaut Courtois is aware, they must first take care of their end (via Diario ALS).
“We'll be in very good shape, play well and score many goals, in addition to better defending. It will be a heavy match, against a very physical opponent, who have a very long striker and players with quality. It's time to be competitive and play a great game.
“The most important thing is to win … and we will see. Let's not speculate anything. There are so many games that can happen a lot during the 90 minutes. The point is that it is not tomorrow where we have to win, but in other games. But let's win tomorrow and we will see if there are top 8 options. “
It has been a strange season for Real Madrid, who are top of La Liga and are contrary to the Champions League and Copa del Rey, even though they did not look close to their best for the vast majority of the campaign. Courtois has discussed this and he believes it is all own.
“I see the team consciously, aware of the importance of starting well. They scored early against Las Palmas … We have to take care of the start of competitions, because we make meaningless games more complicated. But this is something for the eleven players, not just the defenders. The attackers, for example, also have to press well. To go far, you have to improve in the defense, because we are doing well with attack. “
Courtois also spoke glowing about Kylian Mbappe, who scored a hat trick against Real Valladolid last weekend to continue his sensational recent form.
“He is one of the best in the world … and we are lucky that we have several of the best in the world: Kylian, Vini and even Rodrygo. It's better to have them in our team instead of wearing them to take. “
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