Federico Valverde launched hostilities on Monday before the clash between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
Real Madrid travel to Bayern Munich on Tuesday in the Champions League semi-final. As a prelude to this meeting, Federico Valverde was at a press conference on Monday like his coach, Carlo Ancelotti and Thomas Tuchel. The Uruguayan midfielder took advantage of the opportunity to announce the color.
Valverde won’t change approach against Bayern
Real Madrid will meet Bayern Munich in a Champions League classic. The Madrid club will have to defeat the Munich club in order to qualify for the final. After eliminating Manchester City, Real Madrid are the only big favorites in the competition. If the opponent is different this time, Federico Valverde does not think he will approach this meeting in a different way.
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“Representing Real Madrid is the best thing in the world. All Champions League matches are very tough. We respect all opponents, especially Bayern Munich. They are historically a very strong team in this competition. We will respect them in the same way we respected Manchester City. We approach the match against Bayern with great confidence. We believe in ourselves. We are all very excited. I’m very motivated myself because it’s the first time I’m facing Bayern in the Champions League.”said the Real Madrid midfielder.
Federico Valverde looks back on his match against Manchester City
Real Madrid went through all the emotions before qualifying for the semi-final. The Madrid club agreed to suffer against Manchester City by opting to defend. A tactical approach which exhausted Federico Valverde.
“We did a great job eliminating Man City. You don’t beat teams like that just because you’re lucky. I wasn’t ready to take a penalty against Man City, I was tired. Sometimes you have to put your ego aside and be honest. When I went to bed, I had regrets. I will work hard to avoid finding myself in this situation again,” added the Uruguayan.
