Zinedine Zidane , coach of Real Madrid , is happy for the response that the Uruguayan Fede Valverde is giving to the continuity he is receiving, but ruled out that it is like the Frenchman Paul Pogba, the desired player for this season that did not arrive due to its high cost in the transfer.

" I don't see Fede Valverde as Pogba, " he said when asked if he found a new Pogba in Uruguay. "He is a very young player, who has a lot of future but also present, he is doing well and I am not surprised. He is an important player of the squad but is not a 'low cost' version of Pogba."

The Madrid coach was satisfied with the evolution of the Belgian Eden Hazard, which he does not see inhibited in Real Madrid . "We see him better, what he needs a little is to mark regularly but we are not worried, we are happy with what he does in the field."

"Every day we see him much better and it was normal to need a little time. When he starts scoring we will be happy for his goals. I don't think he is shy because before Galatasaray he tried to throw twice on goal, but players like Eden see things that others don't see. The other day he was able to score but he saw only Varane. Everyone wants to see Eden better but I see him much better every day and happy with what he does. Tranquility, "he added.

The surprising confession of the Brazilian Marcelo , revealing that he suffered an anxiety attack the day before and minutes from playing the Kiev final of the Champions League against Liverpool, he gave Zidane normality.

" I didn't know, " he confessed without having that player's status information to make the lineup. "Before playing a Champions League final or the World Cup, you are more stressed, it is normal. I have lived it as a player and when the game arrives, you change the chip, you are focused and in," he said.

Regarding the duel against Real Betis, Zidane asked his players for the same intensity shown before Leganés. " All the teams come to the Bernabéu to get something out . We have to be prepared, knowing that we are going to have a complicated game and give the maximum. Each game is a different movie and you have to be one hundred percent to add."

Rotations are expected in the starting team of Real Madrid but its coach rules out that there is a second and third unit, or that he has found a regular team that he repeated in his last two games.

"There is always a level within the squad, there are players who are better or worse but I don't have a plan, b and c. Every three days I have to make a team and leave out players which is what bothers me the most. I always try to get in the best possible team in each game and can change for the players I have, "he said.

On the rival highlighted the figure of Nabil Fekir , who said "he is integrating well" and "is a player with a lot of quality" that will bring joy to Real Betis. "It's shown its potential little by little and I'm not surprised that he scored in his last game."

He ended up talking about the PSG and its great moment, with a recovered Mbappe at a great level. "It is not surprising what Mbappe achieves because he is one of the best players in the world and proves it with his statistics." "The PSG is a complete team with a lot of quality, we will be very careful with Mbappe and with the whole team that has a high level. There is a lot left for that game and I'm interested in the games we have before that we have to focus on," he said.

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