Pepe: “It is difficult to play in Turin but we dream of reaching the final"

Pepe gave a press conference less than 24 hours ahead of Real Madrid's game against Juventus  in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals. The Whites defender spoke about the game against the Italian side: "We know how complicated the game will be and the difficulty of playing here, but we dream of reaching the final. We will approach the game seriously and at this point in the competition being favourites does not win games. We are excited to be defending the title and the players picked by the manager will be really excited about playing a good game".

"It is going to be a very difficult game against an Italian side who will want to defend the game and find the forwards they have. We are going to be prepared and we are confident of getting a good result in the first leg and playing a good game".

Fifth consecutive semi-final
“We really respect sides who play us and we have to enjoy tomorrow and approach the game seriously. Last month we played well in every game and that means we are still fighting on all fronts. We want to reach the final everyone dreams of and fight for La Liga. That is the greatness of this club".