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Champions League semi-finals: Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid preview in quotes
Real Madrid have a crucial game against Barcelona coming up later this week. Distraction could be an issue. Meanwhile, the tactical and physical approach against Bayern Munich may be affected as El Clasico will require Los Blancos to be in top form. Defender Sergio Ramos has called on his team mates to take it one match at a time to avoid blowing everything away during this important period in April.
“We must not think about Barcelona or the Spanish title. We are playing in the Champions League semi-final against Bayern,” Ramos told reporters on Monday.
“We are playing against a world-class team. They have a lot of quality in their team and players like [Arjen] Robben or [Mario] Gomez who can make the difference.”
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UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid’s Long Journey In The ‘Wasteland’
Several years have passed since the Spanish powerhouse last had to play for the Champions League’s quarterfinals. Probably, questions related to this bizarre fact lie over the mystery of how they kept crushing out of the competition repeatedly at the same stage. Below, we take a brief look at all the campaigns of Los Merengues in Europe, from September 2003 to their disqualification last season.
UEFA Champions League 2003/04 season: Crushed in the quarterfinals
Seven seasons ago, Real Madrid began their European campaign in Group F; a group containing the likes of FC Porto, Marseille, and Partizan. The Spanish giants convincingly topped their group with 14 points after six games played—three points ahead of the Portuguese giants. Los Blancos then faced Bayern Munich in the ensuing stage of the competition, only to crush the Germans 2-1 on aggregate. Their run however came to an end in the quarterfinals, subsequent to a defeat on away goals to French side AS Monaco. Mysteriously, it was their last year in the Last 8.
Real Madrid vs Lyon: Sergio Ramos Puts Faith In Away Goal Ahead Of Second Leg
“We are obliged to win the Lyon tie. It was a shame [not to do so in France] since we played a good match,” Real Madrid’s official website quoted Sergio Ramos as saying.The defender then looked back at the outcome of the meeting in which Karim Benzema got the opening goal before Bafetimbi Gomis levelled the result at 1-1. He continued:
“We had a great result with ten minutes to go in the match, but it ended up with a draw. However, we can't be negative.
“We know that an away goal is very important,” Ramos concluded.
El Clasico, Barcelona vs Real Madrid – Sergio Ramos: Yes We Can!
Sergio Ramos has had to endure humiliating and disappointing moments under a Real Madrid shirt while playing against Barcelona in El Clasico. But after suffering 4 defeats on the trot against the Catalans, the Spanish defender is looking ahead for something better. Sergio Ramos believes in Real Madrid’s current unbeaten record, he believes in his abilities and in the chances of the team in general.
“We are pretty sure that we can do something great against Barcelona. We always feel like we can win and play to win. Taking the Camp Nou pitch with any other mindset would be a mistake.
Real Madrid Coach Jose Mourinho Talks About Sergio Ramos, Sami Khedira, And Co.
The Real Madrid manager talked about players and position at a press conference as he explained:
“We know already who will be goalkeeper if we lose the two. It will be Sergio Ramos or Khedira. We train and we’ve eventually come to these conclusions.
“It has happened twice already [to lose both goalkeepers], and it can happen again. Now every week, Khedira and Sergio Ramos will train in goal, just in case.”
Jose Mourinho continued:
“Arbeloa isn’t a central defender. If we’re in trouble, he can play in that position. [Against Hercules], I tried Gago in defense.