Zinedine Zidane says Liverpool draw not a distraction for Real Madrid

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane mentioned Liverpool will probably be bodily demanding opponents after the 2 sides had been drawn collectively within the Champions League quarter-finals, however the glamour tie won’t distract them from their La Liga title bid.
The 13-times European champions had been pitted towards final season’s Premier League winners in Friday’s draw, in a repeat of the 2018 last, which Zidane’s aspect gained 3-1.
However, with Real sitting third in La Liga, simply six factors under Atletico Madrid in high spot, their focus for now stays on home points, beginning with Saturday’s go to to Celta Vigo.
“We know Liverpool: they’ll demand a lot from us physically, but this is for us to think about after the international break,” Zidane advised a information convention.
“This season as an entire is hard. We can’t get forward of ourselves, now we have to take issues day-to-day and be prepared for no matter occurs. We know we’re alive within the title race and we wish to stick with it working exhausting for that.
“Every year the final stretch of the season is do or die. I’m not focusing on the schedule, rather the day-to-day. That’s what really gets us going. We’re alive, we’re working hard and that’s inspiration enough for us.”
The conferences with Liverpool sandwich a Clasico tie towards arch-rivals Barcelona, which might have a pivotal say within the title race.
Eden Hazard will probably be absent for Saturday’s journey to Galicia with a muscle downside as his harm nightmare on the Bernabeu continues, and Zidane mentioned the membership are engaged on a selected plan for the Belgian.
“We want Eden to recover properly, completely. That’s the most important thing for us,” he mentioned.
“We don’t want him to have surgery. We’ll have a distinct plan for him. We want him back and firing.”
Hazard will probably be joined on the sidelines by defenders Dani Carvajal and Alvaro Odriozola, in addition to fellow ahead Mariano Diaz.