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Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane expressed his joy at his victory at Inter Milan on matchday four of the group stage of the Champions League, despite the sad atmosphere in which the match took place after death Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona for sudden cardiac arrest this Wednesday afternoon.
Real Madrid achieved a beautiful two-goal victory, which was started by Belgian star Eden Hazard in the seventh minute from a penalty kick, and substitute Rodrigo Guus reinforced the score in the middle of the second half, while the real team continued to chase. group leader Borussia Moenchengladbach one point before the end of the group stage.
Zinedine Zidane told the press after the match: “We received very sad news today before playing this match. I am very tired, but I am also happy with the victory that was achieved against Inter Milan.”
“The 1986 World Cup is still engraved in my head because of what Maradona did there (Mexico). Today is a sad day in football,” he said of Maradona’s death.
About the 1986 World Cup and Maradona, he added: “What he presented was inspiring for everyone. I had the honor of meeting Maradona, as he is an example for all the young people of that time. We heard the news of his death when we left the hotel while we went to the Giuseppe Meazza stadium, our condolences to his family. “
Beat Inter
The French coach analyzed his team’s performance in the match and said: “Today we played a great match from start to finish, and we knew it was an important match. We play with our character, they are three very important points and I am happy for the players ”.
“At the beginning of this week we were tied in the Villarreal game, this is football … but today we deserved the three points more, since we did everything on the field,” he continued.
The Real Madrid coach concluded: “The situation does not change in the Champions League, it was a final match and we deserved to win. Hazard needs more minutes to regain his true form.
