Real Madrid secured a valuable 4-1 home victory over Leipzig in Matchday 3 of the Champions League group stage, with José Mourinho emphasizing in his remarks that this perfect 3-0 record has brought the “Queen” very close to direct qualification for the Round of 16.
However, the Portuguese coach also addressed the Spaniards’ upcoming match against AEK in Nea Filadelfia, describing it as an extremely difficult test for his team!
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“We have to keep working, and the next game in Athens will be extremely difficult, because two days later we play in Valencia. But first, we have the league, and we have Sunday’s game,” he said initially, before continuing about the victory over Leipzig:
“The bottom line from this game is that we have nine points and are very close to direct qualification. However, we’re still quite a ways off from the roughly 20 points that may be needed to secure direct qualification,” he concluded.
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