Following their exit from the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night, Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has admitted that his side now have to dust their backs and try to focus on the Spanish La Liga title as it is their next priority this season. Real Madrid were not able to conquer the resilience and excellent form of English Premier League side Chelsea and were eventually knocked out of the competition by the Blues.
When Chelsea were drawn against Real Madrid, many thought that the Los Blancos would easily sail through the tie and reach the final, but due to the several injuries that they have suffered this season, and of course, Chelsea’s brilliant form since the arrival of manager Thomas Tuchel, the Blues were always going to book a final meeting with League rivals Manchester City.
Speaking in a press conference, Zidane admitted that one of the goalkeepers could find themselves in a predicament during the summer and there remains the possibility of a potential exit, he said: “I would understand if a goalkeeper asked me to leave for the next season, it could happen. I said recently that I had the best three, both are there and there is another young man who has a very good future. Keylor and Thibaut are very good, I must choose just one of course and that is a complicated thing for me when I have to choose what is better for the team.”