Real Madrid achieved a valuable success in Italy against Atalanta Bergamo which allows them to stay alive in the Champions League.
A trip that was perilous to say the least against a team from Bergamo, first in the Italian championship and undefeated in the Champions League until then. A Real Madrid obliged to win to stay in the race for qualification in the Champions League. And it was not an easy task but the main thing is there: a very important 3-2 success with goals scored by BMV, Bellingham, Mbappé and Vinicius. Real Madrid are now in 18th place in the standings before this Wednesday evening's matches. Note that there will remain Salzburg at home and Brest away to face for the Merengue club.
Brahim Diazalso author of a good match and an assist on Mbappé's goal, said he was satisfied with this victory and optimistic for the future: “We are made to play these matches, we have it proved and we won. This team has a lot to give and will give a lot more later.” On qualification: “We are going to do it game by game, we want to reach 15 points and from there we will see. Now things are going as they should go, everyone is doing their part, from Thibaut to last attacker,” he added. “The penalty in the last minute of the first half hurt us, but in the end we won the match and that's the most important thing. We have incredible players and I'm happy to help and “to bring my touch to the team,” he said.
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For his part, Thibaut Courtois wanted to be reassuring about Mbappé's exit due to injury in the 35th minute: “He felt the muscle contract a little, but I don't think it was anything serious. He stopped at good time. We lost him for this match but not for the rest.” “We knew it would be a very difficult match against the Serie A leaders, who were also doing very well in the Champions League. We started with chances and the goal, then we went back and the penalty was unlucky. We “We changed things in the locker room and, in the second half, we were better. We resisted the last attempts well,” he analyzed. “Sometimes we struggled to be consistent in the first and second half, we conceded goals again. We are very happy with the victory against a very difficult team to play against and now we have to do the same against in Salzburg and Brest,” he judged.
Finally, Rodrygoreturning from injury and replacing Kylian Mbappé in the 35th minute, was relieved by this result: “We can breathe a little, it was a very important match where we needed victory. We We achieved this by working hard.” “Atalanta are playing in a different way than we are used to. It's a bit difficult but it also gives us a lot of space which we exploited well to win,” he added.
“I felt good after a few difficult weeks for me with injuries that don't normally go away. Last season I didn't have any and I've already had two this season, it's a bit complicated, but we have to continue working and try to rest between matches every three days,” he admitted. “The secret is that we play very difficult matches with little rest and we have to give our best every time the coach calls on us. The schedule is a bit crazy, but that's how it is,” he said. -he concluded.
