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Riedinger: “I never thought I would go to Real, it wasn’t even a dream because I thought it was impossible”
An elusive dream has been for Antonio Riediger, Real, as he revealed in his interview with AS, while revealing that Barcelona were one of the teams also approaching him but he himself didn’t consider that possibility.
After five years in London and Chelsea o Antonio Riedinger changed a chapter of his career and moved to Madrid for Real.
The Germany defender, who has scored two goals in 17 games for the Merengues, explained in his interview with AS that he never thought he could play for Real.
In fact, he revealed that Barcelona had expressed an interest while not even considering their case.
“To be honest, playing in the Premier League has always been the big dream of my life. I never thought Real Madrid would happen to me. I didn’t think about it. He was good at Chelsea. And if you finally realize that Real Madrid want you, you say: “Wow!” Suddenly, when you come, everything is wonderful.
When I found out about Real OrI’m in London with my brother, he told me. He could not believe it. I can’t even explain what I felt. It still gives me goosebumps.
My Barcelona knocked on the door. But I haven’t thought about it. As I said before, Real Madrid wasn’t even a dream for me because it seemed impossible. If you look at the names that have played here: Zidane, Ronaldo, Cristiano. And I had the chance to play with Modric, Kroos or Benzema. It was hard to say no.”
The 29-year-old also referenced his childhood and the difficulties he experienced:
“At home we were six brothers and there wasn’t much money. We lived in a very harsh area where there were many refugees. When I was little, it was normal for me to fight on the street. It was just natural.
Where I come from, only the fittest survive. So is. And that’s me today. Quitting isn’t in my DNA, it’s not in my head. That’s why my mother calls me a soldier. And today I’m still like that, very stubborn. I don’t like losing. I find it difficult to accept.
I started playing soccer on the street. You can imagine what those games were like without a referee. Lots of fouls, lots of toughness. Nobody wanted to lose. Sometimes we made a bet: “The one who loses has to go and buy doner kebabs for the other person”. Imagine the tension that was there. But it was great.
Somehow I learned to be tough on the pitch. Nobody was there to help you, you were alone, the game was tough and nobody was going to come and help you.”
Source: sport 24
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Marcos Llorente scored the only goal in Atletico’s injury-time win over Sevilla, lifting them to third place in La Liga, ahead of Barcelona.
Atletico defeated Sevilla with 1:0 in their procrastination game 4th matchday and overtook Barcelona for 3rd place in the La Liga standings.
The Rojiblancos were superior for most of the game, but in the first half the visitors managed to keep a clean sheet. However, at the start of the second period, Marcos Llorente, one of Diego Simeone’s two half-time substitutes, scored the first goal.
Another change almost made the difference when Caglar Seyunjiu came on in the 66th minute and was sent off four minutes later with a straight red card.
Quique Sanchez Flores’ men failed to threaten against ten opponents and Atlético picked up an important win before half-time.
The program for the 19th matchday
- 01.02. 6:00 p.m Getafe – Rayo Vallecano
- 01.02. 8:15 p.m Real Sociedad – Alaves
- 01.02. 10:30 p.m Valencia – Villarreal
- 01.03. 6:00 p.m Granada – Cadiz
- 01.03. 8:15 p.m Real – Mallorca
- 01.03. 8:15 p.m Celta-Betis
- 01.03. 10:30 p.m Girona – Atletico
- 01.04. 6:00 p.m Osasuna – Almeria
- 01.04. 8:15 p.m Seville – Sporty
- 01.04. 10:30 p.m Las Palmas – Barcelona
Source: sport 24
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Real Madrid have suffered a major blow to their central defense due to injuries and one of the things they have on their list ahead of January is the loan of 20-year-old Brazilian central defender Robert Renan from Zenit.
After the serious injuries to David Alaba and Ender Militao, Real Madrid have entered the transfer market to sign a central defender.
One of the cases that the Merengues are considering, according to AS, is 20-year-old Brazilian central defender Robert Renan, who plays for Zenit St. Petersburg. Madrid initially wants to bring him in with a loan and a purchase option for next summer.
The young footballer is exactly the right person to strengthen the Merengues as he is left-footed and can develop into a very good footballer. This particular formula would also satisfy Zenit, but there is a non-football problem.
Groups linked to the Russian state continue to face sanctions from the European Union (and the US) over the military invasion of Ukraine. Specifically, teams cannot receive an amount over 108,000 euros.
Zenit is owned by Gazprom, one of the most famous oil companies (in the world) controlled by the Russian state.
Source: sport 24
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According to the German newspaper “Die Welt”, Barcelona is threatened with exclusion from the new Champions League due to violations of Financial Fair Play. However, the Catalans are not aware of the specific risk.
A few hours after the legal recognition before the Court of Justice of the European Union of the European Super League, a project that Barcelona and Real Madrid have “operated” from the beginning until today, the Blaugrana are in adventure.
A publication by German newspaper Die Welt reports that the Catalans are at risk of being banned from the new Champions League (for up to three years) due to Financial Fair Play violations. Barcelona announced gigantic profits (a whopping 304 million euros), but according to the report, UEFA will audit the finances as the income must only come from “football activities”.
Barcelona reported on its balance sheet revenue from “Barca Studios”, the project that manages the team’s audiovisual material, such as the team’s official channel (Barca TV).
Sources in Barcelona management told Mundo Deportivo that they were unaware of the scenario in question.
Source: sport 24
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