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Matchday
The expected line-up: Courtois; Carvajal, Asencio, Huijsen, Carreras; Güler, Tchouameni, Camavinga; Franco, Mbappé, Viní Jr.
Should we celebrate today?! Finally, it seems Valverde will be rested!
Pellegrino Matarazzo, Real Sociedad’s
manager, said in his press-conference:
It’s my first time vs Real Madrid, so I’m excited. I’m talking to my colleagues and they’re telling me how impressive the Bernabéu is & how it has the ability to make you feel small. It makes you feel small.
The match will be very intense mentally, because even if you think you have Real Madrid under control, if there’s a difficult situation or you relax even a little, they’ll punish you.
Courtois interview
Today’s game against Real Sociedad:
Real Sociedad are coming off a Copa del Rey semi-final. They will be a bit more tired, so it’s important to start the game strong with a lot of energy. We hope to keep on winning to put ourselves at the top of the table.
Benfica away:
Tough game. It’s a difficult stadium to win, I know we didn’t play our best game there but we will learn from it. It will be different when you know there is a 2nd leg at Bernabeu.
Best save of career:
Against Mane in the 2022 Champions League final. He cut inside, and I took a step to the left then had to shift my entire body weight to the right to make the save. It was really difficult, I barely touched it and it hit the post.
