Fabinho, Brazilian midfielder for Liverpoolgave up as soon as his countryman starred Vinicius Juniorand before the second leg of the round of 16 Champions at the stadium Santiago Bernabeu he is new real Madriddescribed him as “the key player” to watch.
“Vinicius is in a great moment, since last season he is one of the main players of Madrid. In the first leg he showed why he is at a high level and one of the most decisive players in the world of football,” he said in a press conference at the stadium Santiago Bernabeu.
“His first goal of Anfield He took it out of time and it’s a challenge to stop him, but if we want to have chances to pass the tie we have to leave less spaces for Vinicius and try to stop him. It’s not easy because he always finds space and does something important in the game. We know that he is the main player of Madrid“, he added.
Fabinho showed the mentality with which Liverpool’s players will face the second leg of this round of 16 after losing 2-5 at Anfield, with a desire to show his style of football to beat the real Madrid and see the chances of returning a tie during the match.
“You have to have a cool head. It is a result that is not easy, coming to a stadium like the Bernabéu down 0-3 on the scoreboard but it is important not to go out desperate at the start of the game. We are clear we have to score, score goals, but it’s more important not to give them away. Getting zero to zero at halftime is a good result because after all everything can happen”, he thinks.
“It is very difficult for us but it is not lostWe have to be motivated to play a Champions League game. They are eighth in a stadium like the Bernabéu and that alone motivates. Due to the tie situation it is very difficult but we have to play our best game with intelligence. Winning is not enough, we need to score at least three goals before extra time. We should enjoy the game,” he added.
remembered his stage at the Madrid youth academy Fabinho and his first team debut. “Regarding my past at Real Madrid, I played one year at CastileIt was my first year as a professional, I made my debut in the Second Division and also in the First Division with Real Madrid at the Bernabéu. I was lucky to make my debut in this stadium but it was more than ten years. Since I left here I want to play against them again. It’s going to be great.”
Source: La Verdad
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