Real MadridTOThe white captain recalls in an interview with UEFA the victory of Milan
Sergio RamosI remember this Thursday, the day on which four years have passed, the achievement ofEleventh Champions League by Real Madrid, after winning in the final, on penalties, byAtlético de Madrid, and assured that the French technician Zinedine Zidane conveyed confidence to them saying that“I was proud”of its footballers and that Champions“it had to be again”for them.
“ZidaneHe told us that there waskeep calm, that we had to be in control anddomain of the game, and that little by little the occasions would appear. That he was proud of us and that this Champions League had to be for us again “, he commentedin statements to UEFA.
Ramos remembers the 1-0 he scored in the 15th minute:“We are a team that also knows its virtuesand at the strategy level we comerehearsing long ago how to do harm. We have great head finishers and we knew that that could have its benefit. In the 1-0 I was able to touch the tip lightly so that in the end it ended in a goal, “he said.
Somewhat equal to the Belgian Yannick Carrasco at m.79 and, after the extension, the final was decided on penalties (5-3) in favor of Madrid, in whichRamostook responsibility for the room, but chose to throw it low to the Slovenian’s leftJan Oblak and not Panenka, a regular resource in the central from 11 meters.
“Shooting a Panenka penalty is a magnificent execution when taking that risk, but when people think you are not going to do it. Oblak and I have a past where we know each other well and it was not the right time to do it.In the end, he ended up inside the goalkeeper, which was the important thingI remembered.
A final between two Madrid teams, as occurred in Lisbon in 2014 in which Madrid won, on that occasion in the extension, in which many friends who shared costumes with the Spanish team faced each other.
“Before the matchhe did not speak to any of the attic companionswith whom I have a relationship in the selection asJuanfran, Koke or Fernando Torres. Ahwe were all very focusedand there was no time to talk because we played a lot “he assured.
“When I finished I went to greet the whole team and cheer them on, especially Juanfran.After missing the penalty one has to get strongerand overcome those things that you have to live in football.You have to have that sportsmanship with your teammatesand help us in those kinds of moments, “he added.
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