Famous Madridista Rafael Nadal took time during his post-match press conference on Friday to do a quick analysis of Saturday’s Champions League final between Real Madrid and Juventus.
Nadal, who bulldozed Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-0, 6-1, 6-0 to reach the fourth round on Friday, believes his beloved Real Madrid must score first in order to have a stronger chance at winning.
“Very close match. It’s obvious that anything could happen. Yeah, Juve I think didn’t only receive three goals in the whole Champions League. Going to be so difficult,” said the Mallorcan.
“And Madrid probably one of the teams with more potential to score goals and I think have a complete team in all defensive midfield. And then offensively is very complete team, too, no?
“Going to be an interesting match. I think for Madrid will be so important to score before than Juve, because defensively Juve is so strong. So if Juve scores before, then gonna be tough.
“But after saying that, match is long and Madrid did have a lot of potential, but I think anything could happen. It’s a close final.”
Nadal, who turns 31 on Saturday, next faces No17 seed Roberto Bautista Agut in the last-16 at Roland Garros.
