MADRID – Zinedine Zidane said that the creation of the new European Super League is a “matter of Real Madrid’s president”, Florentino Pérez, and did not want to express his opinion on this issue.
The French coach spoke in the preview of Wednesday’s game against Cádiz and insisted that his only concern is to get the three points from the Ramón de Carranza stadium to try to continue fighting for the league title.
“This is a matter for the president. I’m here to talk about the party, not to talk about other things. The rest is none of my business, you already know me,” said Zidane, who also did not want to get wet. the new format.
“I’m not going to give you my opinion. Maybe you say I’m not getting wet and it’s true, because what I like is training.”
Real Madrid led the revolt of European football, promoting the Superliga against the current format of the Champions League. In fact, the first president of the Superliga is Florentino Pérez himself.
Faced with the communications war between the highest bodies of European football, the white president himself ruled out in the “El Chiringuito” program that UEFA could expel the teams that are part of the Superliga from the Champions League.
Zidane was also asked about this possibility, but said that neither he nor his players are too concerned about this issue.
“We don’t talk about it in the dressing room,” said the Frenchman.
Florentino Pérez also admitted that he was “calm” about a hypothetical signing of Kylian Mbappé and Zidane, when asked about it, he replied with a laugh: “If the president says so … I’m just thinking about the party in Cadiz, it’s the truth. “
The white coach has not yet recovered Toni Kroos for the match with Cádiz, but he announced that Dani Carvajal, injured since February, is now available. Nacho and Casemiro also return after serving a series of warnings against Getafe. In addition, the wonderful news is that Raphael Varane has already recovered from COVID-19 and will be able to travel to southern Andalusia.
As for Eden Hazard, the coach admitted that “he is not here to play”, but also commented that his return depends on the feelings that the player himself has.
“If Hazard is not there, it is because he is not 100 years old. The important thing is that when he returns he feels good and we go slowly. Eden’s feeling is not the same and you have to be very careful. French .
Similarly, Zidane stressed that, despite the draw against Getafe, “there is life” and they “will fight for everything” in both La Liga and the Champions League. Regarding this, the French coach said that he continues with his feet on the ground, remembering that not long ago many people asked for his head.
“It was said that if he was on the street, the players were worthless. I just guarantee that we will fight, I don’t know if we will win or not, the power we will put is important. We are encouraged by the competition. It can be done, it is what we want. When you play at the limit, you can do more “, concluded the Real Madrid coach.