"Roma" striker Patrik Schick believes that "Roma" can take the first place in the Champions League group stage, even though they are in the same group as the three-time tournament winner, Madrid's "Real".
"Roma" will compete in the group with Moscow's CSKA, Plzen's "Viktoria" and the mentioned "Real". Last season, "Roma" unexpectedly managed to take the first position in the group of death, and Schick hopes for the same this season.
"When playing in such a tournament, you never have a choice - you always face teams like Madrid's "Real", "Barcelona" and "Man City". There is no difference between these teams. However, I believe that "Real" will not be as strong as they used to be.
Ronaldo has left, so it will be interesting to see how they will replace him in the team. We will fight for the first position, as that is our goal.
We have already proven that we can compete with the best, scoring several goals against them. This gives us confidence that we can defeat even Madrid's "Real"," said the striker confidently.
We won't have to wait long for the first duel between "Roma" and Madrid's "Real" teams - on September 19th, the Italians will arrive at the "Santiago Bernabeu" fortress.
