The attacking midfielder has decided to remain optimistic regarding his side’s chances of defending the league title and has emphasized that there is still a lot to come.
Real Madrid’s Mesut Ozil has expressed that the race for the Spanish La Liga’s title is not over and that his side will not back down from the challenge.
Los Blancos are currently at the fourth spot in the Spanish Primera Division’s league standings. At the moment they are 11 points behind their fiercest rivals, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604, who are the league leaders. Many believe that the current deficit between the two teams
is enough to see the Catalans become the champions at the end of the year.
However, the German international is convinced that Los Vikingos can manage a remarkable comeback in the race for the title and offer greater competition to Tito Vilanova’s men. The midfielder stated that there is a long way to go in the season and anything
can happen.
Jose Mourinho’s men showed a lot of grit and resolve in their latest league fixture as they managed to emerge victorious with a score of 3-2. Their opponents were Valladolid who were able to put up a great fight, despite losing out the match to the current
Spanish champions.
Los Merengues had to come back from behind in order to secure the victory in the match which took place at Estadio Municipal http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/José-c19246 Zorrilla.
Ozil scored twice and hence played a massively influential part to aid his side’s victory.
Consequently, the footballer has sounded positive about his team’s chances of winning the silverware this season.
"We are happy because we played well and got the most important thing, which are the three points," the 24-year-old told journalists after the game.
"We are still in the fight. There is a long way to go in the league. They were a tough team and it was a difficult field to play on. In the first half Valladolid played very well, but in the second half we played some good football and we got the goal."
Real Madrid are currently fourth in the Spanish La Liga’s standings table.
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