Roma winger Diego Perotti: We can upset Real Madrid

Roma host Real on Wednesday night.

Zinedine Zidane: “Mistakes are always going to happen, but I’m not anxious about them”.

“Joy or torment? Zidane in Italy”.

Garcia’s tenure effectively ended with the 6-1 drubbing by Barcelona at the Nou Camp in the Champions League group stage, a result they will want to put firmly behind them tomorrow. The Champions League gives us extra motivation, so let’s keep hold of the buzz from this match and use that extra level of conviction that perhaps we’ve been missing.

“The coach only arrived recently and little can be done in that time”.

“I have to let whoever is playing in the same area as him know that he has the chance to match Cristiano Ronaldo”. “That’s how we scored the first goal (against Athletic)”.

Seemingly at a loss for words to describe Cristiano Ronaldo’s goalscoring quality this season, Zidane resorted to using expletives.

“What can I say?”

“I don’t think there’s a favourite”, he said. He is also confident that they can develop a plan to beat the Spanish Giants who won the title 10 times. “The change of coach has changed the mentality”, added the Eagles skipper.

Despite Keita’s call for confidence, fans will be hoping Roma at least produce the kind of display that held Barcelona to a 1-1 draw in the group stage earlier this season and not the one that led to a 7-1 humiliation at the hands of Bayern Munich in Rome a year ago. He netted a brace each in Ukraine and at Malmo.

Speaking to Bwin’s website, Benzema hailed Ronaldo as the best player of all time and still says he watches footage of the striker to take tips, while also telling the world that Zinedine Zidane has settled in well to life as a manager. Roma is a fast team, and with a lot of their players coming back from their injuries, the team is primed to take the football club far into the UEFA.

Madrid’s smart for not being rash against AF Roma. “We must pay attention to the speed of their players”, he said.

Luciano Spalletti: “The players know which road they need to go down”.