ALMATY.- The coach of real Madrid, Xabi Alonsohe reiterated Monday that the defeat hurt against Athletic By 5-2 on Saturday in the Metropolitan, but that the team is already in “mode Champions“
“I think that both in victory and defeat it has to last 24 hours. For better or worse. Then we do the analysis,” Alonso told a press conference prior to the clash against the Kairat Almaty in Kazakhstan on the second day of the Champions League.
“It was not only the attitude because that is a bit simplistic. We have things to solve with the game. Now we are already in the Champions mode,” added the Basque coach, who stressed that the white box is in “construction phase” and does not know how long it will last.
Regarding the Champions match, Alonso said that the opponent or the place does not matter: “Having a good start is important, we already won at home and we want to add points to home.”
Given the numerous injuries in the rear – Dani Carvajal and Éder Militao, the last two – and an affordable rival, stressed that “it will be a competitive team to play against a team that debuts in Champions.”
In the end, Alonso praised the Kaira: “He has a well -formed core, in attack he has different options. They know how to combine well, they play directly, they have it clear. You have to compete well.”
Visit to Kazakhstan awakens passions … in China
“I’m excited!” Rebecca Feng awaits impatient the shipment on the plane that will take her from Beijing to Kazakhstan, where Real Madrid will play on Tuesday a match of the Champions League, a unique opportunity for the Chinese to see an elite match of European football relatively close to her country.
With a White Kylian Mbappé shirt, enough enthusiasm at the airport thinking about the game that will take place in Almath, the largest city in Kazakhstan, between the modest local team FC Kaira and the Madrid stars.
If the trip is long for Real Madrid, which has needed about ten hours of flight to get to the country of Central Asia, the visit of the Spanish club is a gift for Chinese fans.
Instead of traveling 7,000 or even 9,000 kilometers to get to Europe, a flight of a few hours is enough to enjoy the Champions League.
“In addition, the Chinese do not need a visa for Kazakhstan and the game falls just before eight holidays, so it just was enough to ask for a day off,” said Feng.
