Real Madrid boss, Jose Mourinho, has warned his players not to be complacent ahead of their Champions League encounter with the German champions, Borussia Dortmund, on Tuesday.
Real Madrid are currently holding the second spot in the group with six points following their loss to Dortmund on matchday three.
Real and Dortmund are the favourites to qualify from this group, but Mourinho urges his players not to be complacent and also believes their qualification not certain. He said the group is very complicated and admitted everyone
is feeling the heat.
"Our group is very demanding and difficult and all the teams are under pressure," he admitted.
The Portuguese coach also shed some light on the possibility of Manchester City coming back stronger in the remaining three fixtures and as a result of that cause problems for his side.
"But it is possible that City might win more points in this second part of the group phase and get back up.”
The 49-year-old also admitted his team’s performance at the Signal Iduna Park a forth night ago was not ideal. He believes that game has given his team a wake-up call.
Moreover, Mourinho has also spoken on the resurgence of Dortmund and feels the German side are a force to be reckoned with.
"I'm concerned about the whole team. It's an optimum team.”
'The Special One' has also commented on the injury that hit his main striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Karim-Benzema-c20350. He revealed the fact that Benzema has got an abductor muscle problem and because of that he will miss the Champions League action on Tuesday.
"Benzema is injured and Varane will be in the first 11. Karim has an abductor muscle problem.”
Finally, Mourinho has hailed and showered words of praise on Real Madrid’s star player, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-c9622 was a great player before he joined Los Blancos and that he is still and will be a great player
for many seasons to come.
"I think Cristiano was already a great player before he arrived and he gained notoriety on Real Madrid. Now he's a 27-year-old man,” Mourinho concluded.
Real Madrid lost to Borussia Dortmund in their last Champions League fixure at the Signal Iduna Park.
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