Madrid (AP) – Austria’s national soccer player David Alaba sees the self-confidence of his Real Madrid club as a great strength before the Champions League final against Liverpool FC.
“We are Real Madrid. We’re going to Paris with this self-confidence, just to win there,” said the defender to “Kicker” in an interview. In addition to the skills of individual players, this also led the team to success in the previous rounds against Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City.
The quality in the team is very, very high, you have individual players who can decide games. “In addition, there is a very special spirit and competitive character, which we showed in the knockout games. We are a team that can always fight back, that never gives up,” said the 29-year-old.
Alaba on Liverpool: “Power as the direction”
Nevertheless, before the final on Saturday (9 p.m.) in Paris, he warned against Liverpool FC with German coach Jürgen Klopp, who narrowly missed winning the English Premier League title on Sunday. “This is a team that plays very creative and good football and, above all, acts with great power,” said Alaba.
The Reds have shown this for years, were in the final in 2018 and won the Champions League trophy in 2019. “In addition, Liverpool have a coach in Jürgen Klopp who exemplifies this power as a direction,” added the central defender.
Alaba had moved from FC Bayern Munich to Madrid before the end of the season. He had already won the premier class title with the German record champions in 2013 and 2020.