- Title: Zidane says Real must now look ahead, more tests needed on Bale
- Date: 22nd November 2016
- Summary: LISBON, PORTUGAL (NOVEMBER 22, 2016) (REUTERS) REAL MADRID COACH ZINEDINE ZIDANE ENTERING NEWS CONFERENCE ROOM NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID COACH ZINEDINE ZIDANE, SAYING: "We are happy because it was important to win here and like I said yesterday we had a difficult match but we reached our goal and now we need to rest well because the next match is just there and we need to have a good recovery." NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID COACH ZINEDINE ZIDANE, SAYING: "Yes I cannot say yet (if Gareth Bale's injury puts him out of the next matches) because I don't know yet, I didn't see him now, only when the match ended, and we need to wait for tomorrow's tests to get more information." REPORTERS AT NEWS CONFERENCE ZIDANE LEAVING REPORTERS AT NEWS CONFERENCE SPORTING LISBON COACH JORGE JESUS ENTERING NEWS CONFERENCE ROOM NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) SPORTING LISBON COACH JORGE JESUS, SAYING: "Sporting Lisbon left a good image and we need to keep working to build this image and now the only thing we can achieve is qualification for the Europa League and if we achieve that, Sporting Lisbon are in a good condition to go far in the competition." PHOTOGRAPHER JESUS LEAVING
- Embargoed: 7th December 2016 23:40
- Keywords: Real Madrid Sporting Lisbon Champions League Zinedine Zidane Jorge Jesus
- Location: LISBON, PORTUGAL
- City: LISBON, PORTUGAL
- Country: Portugal
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA00159J3JGF
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- Story Text: Champions League holders Real Madrid secured a last-16 berth for the 20th successive season after an 87th-minute header by substitute Karim Benzema gave them a laboured 2-1 win at 10-man Sporting Lisbon in their Group F clash on Tuesday (November 22).
The result left Real second in the group on 11 points from five games, two behind Borussia Dortmund who crushed Legia Warsaw 8-4 to set a record for the most goals scored in a Champions League match.
The result left Real Madrid coach happy, "We are happy because it was important to win here and like I said yesterday we had a difficult match but we reached our goal and now we need to rest well because the next match is just there and we need to have a good recovery." he told reporters after the match.
Speaking about Gareth Bale injury Zidane said it's too early to say if the player will be out of the next matches, "Yes I cannot say yet (if Gareth Bale injury puts him out of the next matches) because I don't know yet, I didn't see him now only when the match ended and we need to wait for tomorrow tests to get more information."
Dortmund need a draw when they visit Real at the Bernabeu on Dec. 7 to win the section.
Sporting have three points and will clinch a consolation last-32 berth in the second-tier Europa League with a draw at Legia, "Sporting Lisbon left a good image and we need to keep working to build this image and now the only thing we can achieve is the qualification for Europa League and if we achieve that, Sporting Lisbon has good conditions to go far in the competition." said Sporting coach Jorge Jesus. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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