Zidane takes pressure off: "Atlético is undoubtedly the favorite to win LaLiga"

Zinedine Zidane spoke in press conference before the decisive derbi in front of the Athletic of Madrid. The trainer of the Real Madrid​ left clear that he and his team take the meeting as if it was a final, as they already did against the Borussia Mönchengladbach and in front of the Seville. "Here they are always final. It is another opportunity to show what are like team, as we did the other day", remembered.

The whites, with a party more, are now to 6 points of the colchoneros, that are leaders. By this reason, the crash is so important and a defeat could mean the goodbye of the merengues to LaLiga. Perhaps for this reason, 'Zizou' insists in that only they want to compete and show the good that they are. "What want to is to show always the team that are, without thinking that we go to win the League. We want to win, this is what carry doing all the life", affirmed.

Continuing by this line, the Frenchman preferred not saying what will happen if his fall defeated. "At the end always you ask what goes to happen. First it is necessary to play the party, and want to do a big party. But it is a party to enjoy and especially to give it everything. And at all more. We have able players to do important things, extraordinary, and only think in this", stood out.

The speech of the technician madridista was directed clearly to remove him pressure to his players, something that showed confirming that the Atleti is to day of today the big favourite to do with the championship suspender belt. "Yes, sure. It is what are showing in the field. Today they are first and the main favourites, always have been a competitive team. We know to our rival", declared.

On the other hand, it left clear that goes to be followed having Marcelo and Isco Alarcón, although up to now any of the two has given the level in the little that have played. "Confidence in them always go it to have. With these players always go it to have. I go to have they sure. Always they have showed the players that are. The only thing is that they have not played lately. I have to choose, and this is the work that have to do", admitted.

Zidane confirmed the recoveries of Valverde and Carvajal

Finally, it ensured that Fede Valverde and Dani Carvajal could play against the Atleti. The side, that already went in in the announcement in front of the Borussia, could return to the eleven, whereas the charrúa, that carries a month lesionado, could have minutes in the second part. "The two go to be with us, in the team. They have trained with normality and go to be with us", concluded the marsellés.