Real Madrid are closing in on the signing of Atletico Madrid teenager Theo Hernandez, according to reports in Spain. We have a final on Wednesday, three more in the league, but first we're going to focus on the game against Atletico Madrid. The Italian club is seeking its first Champions League title in more than two decades. Zinedine Zidane will hope to lift the trophy again in less than 18 months as Real have a record of beating Atletico in the European competition.
It was never going to be easy taking over Granada, who have looked like relegation fodder from the very beginning of the season and it is clear that the squad requires some serious surgery before it returns to the La Liga.
"The most important thing for us is the fans, so we must concentrate on thinking positively and attempting to qualify".
Madrid will defend a 3-0 lead when they play the second leg of their Champions League tie against city rivals Atletico on Wednesday before entertaining Sevilla in the league on Sunday. However, it won't be easy: "I'm sure we'll suffer but we are going to keep going".
Diego Simeone and Atletico Madrid face a tough test to reach the Champions League final.
The debate has gone beyond the teams' performances on the field, turning into a discussion about the moral values of the rich Madrid and the hard-working Atletico.
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The scorer of a sensational volley against Bayer Leverkusen to win the 2002 Champions League for Real, Zidane joined an elite group to have won the Champions League as a player and a coach when he steered Los Blancos to a penalty shoot-out victory over Atletico past year. We want to start the game strongly, like all teams playing at home.
I couldn't have got it any more wrong in the first leg, but I don't think anyone expected Real Madrid to have it that easy. It has won 29 of its last 35 European games at the stadium, with only two losses.
Zidane, though, will not let any talk of a Vicente Calderon swansong or the prospect of a shock result cloud the thinking of his team, who have so far scored in 60 consecutive games.
Madrid has only one loss in its last 11 away game in the Champions League, with six wins and four draws.
Morata blasted home Danilo's low cross then bullied Martin Hongla out of the way to fire home his 20th goal of the season.
That league game marked Atletico's only win over Madrid by a difference of three goals in the last four decades, but it's what has been giving many fans and players some hope ahead of the team's hard task at the Calderon.
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