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Inter Milan playmaker, Wesley Sneijder, has said that he is eagerly anticipating http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan’s clash with Bundesliga outfit Schalke 04 this week and said that ‘it would be nice’ to face his former teammate Raul. Raul and Sneijder played together for the
Spanish giants Real Madrid for two seasons before the latter left the club for the Serie A giants. At San Siro, the Dutchman has seen himself become one of the most influential playmakers in Europe. While talking to the media, Sneijder said that though he
is eagerly anticipating a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Réunion-c2989 with his former manager Jose Mourinho as an Inter Milan-Real Madrid final is still on the cards. However, Sneijder was more focussed on Raul as the Schalke striker will lead the German side’s attacking line.
While talking to the media, Sneijder called Raul a real professional and said that the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 International helped him a lot when he arrived at the Santiago Bernabeu.
"He was a true Madrid captain, and he helped me a lot when I had just arrived, like a real boss. It will be nice to see him again because I haven't seen him since leaving Madrid." Sneijder recalled.
The Oranje playmaker also said that he was surprised to find out that Raul had left Real Madrid for Schalke because he never thought that Raul would play for any club other than Real Madrid. Sneijder compared the former Real Madrid skipper to Inter Milan
captain, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904.
Inter Milan beat Bayern Munich in last year’s final of the UEFA Champions League and eliminated the German giants once again in the round-of-16 to set up a clash with Schalke. In the group stages, Inter came across another German opposition in Werder Bremen
but managed to beat them on both occasions. However, Sneijder feels that the Schalke side would be an altogether different proposition but said that his side has a strong belief that it can repeat last year’s heroics by going go all the way in the competition.
Inter Milan will play the first leg at home and it is not a new pattern for the reigning European champions, who have so far played all the first legs of the knockout phase at home. However, Inter had to overturn a 1-0 home deficit in the last round when
they travelled to Allianz Arena. Inter Milan take on Schalke 04 this Tuesday and will be looking to make the best out of the home advantage.
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