Real Madrid cannot fail against him

• DAVID MENAYO

Updated 11/12/2024 – 16:44CET

Real Madrid receives Twente at the Alfredo Di Stéfano this Wednesday (6:45 p.m., Dazn) in a match corresponding to the third day of the group stage of the Champions League. So far both teams have one victory and one loss. and the double commitment between them is called to define the two places that give access to the quarterfinals.

The team led by Alberto Toril faces a decisive week both in Spain -with the duel against Barcelona on Saturday- like in Europe -with the first of the two pulses that both teams will have. “It could be a historic moment for our short history. In two games we risk the possibility of entering the quarterfinals, where we have only been once. We are going to face this first game with a lot of energy knowing the important moment we have and I believe “If we are at the level we have to be, as we have been doing lately at home, I think we have a good chance of playing a great game and winning,” highlighted the white coach.

The Cordoban will have the casualties of Antonia Silva, Sheila García and Athenea del Castillobut it will have the high by Sandie Tolettirecovered from the knee injury suffered against Valencia on October 4. “We are showing ourselves as a balanced, compact team, that concedes few goals and at the same time scores goals. We do not depend on a 20-goal scorer, but rather the goals are very distributed and that indicates that the team works well on the offensive side, who is capable of attacking in different sectors of the field, there are many players who contribute to us and that is always important,” Toril highlighted. “We have very good numbers and we want to continue expanding them and continue showing ourselves as a rival that is difficult to beat and grow year after year. This year we have taken a step forward and we have very good pillars for the future. Soon we will be very close to winning titles,” he stressed. .

Focused on Europe

Real Madrid, with an average age of 25.8 years, faces a Twente that with an average age of 22.9 is he youngest team in the entire group stage of the Champions League. “Twente is a complicated opponent, young, with a lot of energy and they will make it difficult for us. We are prepared on a physical and football level to make a great effort and get a great result and play a good game,” analyzed Toril, who will have to be especially attentive to a Nikee van Dijk, who with four goals is her team’s top scorer.

Although the focus is on the duel against Twente, it is impossible to avoid looking askance at the confrontation against Barcelona next Saturday. ​”We ​​look at tomorrow’s game, it is the most important. We are adapted to playing every three days, we demonstrated it. When tomorrow’s game ends we will see what conditions we are in,” said Toril, who will flee from rotations and he will go with everything for the Dutch.