Zidane warns "anything can happen" on the last day
"The first thing we have to do is win our game, and we know it won't be easy. This never happened to me as a player”
Zinedine Zidane looked back over his team's 3-2 win over Valencia which leaves the league title race between Real Madrid and Barcelaona. The coach is optimisitc about Madrid's chances - but that hinges on Barça slipping up in their final game at Granada.
The final day: “We have to continue building up points and hope Granada do well in their game. We'll do what we can to win our game”.
Close finish: “Now we are second, there's one game left to play and anything could happen. You never know in football. We have to be aware of that fight until the final whistle. But the first thing we have to do is make sure we win our game - it won't be easy, we know that. This kind of situation never happened to me when I was a player”.
Resting players at Riazor: “We'll rotate the side, but only thinking about Deportivo. Then we have 15 days to prepare for the Champions League final. We'll fight until the last minute”.
Benzema: “It wasn't easy for him because he has not been physically well for a while. He's better now and the pains have gone”.
Difficult game: “There was some confusion in the second half. It happens now and again and it's part of the game. Towards the end we were having difficulty against a side who were able to play their own game”.
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Cristiano and the Golden Show: “Knowing him like I do, he's going to fight for it until the very end. Not to become Europe's top scorer but he always wants to score more and more. We'll see what happens. The good thing about was the team - we knew how to suffer right until the end”.