Butragueño: "Every match is a challenge and requires a very high performance"
“We are aware of the passion with which these matches are experienced, and that makes them always extremely difficult,” he added after the Champions League draw.
Emilio Butragueño, director of Institutional Relations at Real Madrid, spoke with Realmadrid TV and analyzed the Champions League group stage draw, held in Monaco: “We are talking about the Champions League. We are aware of the passion with which these types of matches are experienced, and that makes them always extremely difficult. We compete with great enthusiasm, as always, clearly trusting in our players but also being aware that every match is a challenge and requires a very high performance from the team if we want to achieve our goals.”
“The format is especially demanding because, unlike the previous one, now you compete against everyone. This forces you to treat every game as practically a final because the goal is to make it among the top eight, and ideally, to be among the top four, which would give us home-field advantage until the end. That must be our horizon, and also, if possible, to avoid playing that preliminary knockout round, which takes a greater toll on the calendar because it involves two highly intense matches with the risk of not continuing in the competition. It is essential to start earning points in the first matches so that the team gains the confidence to finish among the best.”
The team’s strong start in La Liga
“The club has made an effort this summer to strengthen the squad. Top-level players have arrived, and Mourinho has returned, a man with great experience who knows how to bring out the best in each player. Therefore, we approach this season with great enthusiasm and the hope that it will be a fantastic season for Real Madrid.”
“We have started well, but it is true that the season has just begun. There are players who were at the World Cup and have been gradually integrating into the team. We are starting little by little, but evidently, what we saw yesterday at the Bernabéu was extraordinary, and that provides a morale boost for all madridistas. We must continue on this path in the upcoming matches. On Sunday, we have another match, and very soon, we will have the Champions. The demands are constant, and the squad has the level required to meet the expectations of the fans.”
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