Zidane: The meeting at Atalanta is final ... and there is no explanation for the injuries

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane stressed the difficulty of facing Italian Atalanta, tomorrow, Wednesday, in the first leg of the Champions League final.

Zidane said during the press conference, "We have good feelings, we know how difficult the match is, we want to do our best and continue winning, every match is important and tomorrow is a final."

"The level of the midfield? Every coach has his tools, I am the coach of these players, I think I have the best elements and I am happy to have them, because everyone is important here, lucky to have very good players."

"The difficulties have existed since the beginning of the season, and we do not have to look at anything else because all the teams have these conditions. Injuries are important, of course, but we have other players and as usual we will try to win the match."

And he added, "The confrontation of Atalanta will be different, of course. He has advantages at home. We have to appear well in tomorrow's match, and nothing else."

"Young players find it difficult to play when everyone is in good health. What we want for young players is to participate and reach the first division," he said.

And about the scenario of Ajax and the exclusion from the final price in 2019, he commented, "Atalanta is an offensive team. We know that they are very good, but I do not like comparing teams. What I would like to say is that tomorrow will be a good match."

"Gasperini is a coach who did a great job for Atalanta, and I love him as a coach," he added.

"It is not possible to explain the injuries. We all regret that, but the rest of the teams also have these complications."