Madrid's "Real" club and head coach Zinedine Zidane are facing a serious test in the King's Cup quarterfinals against "Sevilla."
Today at 22:15 Lithuanian time, the first Copa del Rey quarterfinal match between "Real" and "Sevilla" will take place at the "Santiago Bernabeu" stadium. Z. Zidane will have to manage without the services of Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Gareth Bale, and other key players.
Z. Zidane does not underestimate the loss of players, but acknowledges that "Sevilla" is a very dangerous opponent, and the "whites" can expect a very tough match.
"We had a good week of work, and now we hope to win the match," Z. Zidane began the press conference with these words. - "Sevilla" is a very competitive opponent. They feel confident in every match, and that is the most important thing when playing football."
"These matches will be very difficult for us, I hope they will be just as difficult for our opponents. We must be ready one hundred percent, because we will have to fight very hard," added the strategist.
For Z. Zidane, this match against "Sevilla" will be special - exactly a year ago, the coach made his debut as head coach of "Real" and won three important titles.