Valverde: El Clásico is the most important match of the year for Real Madrid
Federico Valverde, Real Madrid midfielder, says they are strongly pursuing success in next week’s match against Barcelona.
Real Madrid hosted Celta Vigo in the 34th week of La Liga and won 3-2 with brilliant performances from Arda Güler and Kylian Mbappé.
After this match, Real reached 75 points and remains in second place, keeping the title race alive with Barcelona, who are 4 points ahead.
Carlo Ancelotti’s team will have ample time to prepare for the crucial El Clásico next week at the Montjuïc Stadium.
Federico Valverde analyzed the team’s performance after the Celta Vigo match in La Liga’s 34th week. Regarding the team’s decline, he said:“These temporary setbacks should not continue. This has happened many times in La Liga and the Champions League. We must continue to improve.”
Valverde on the importance of El Clásico:“El Clásico is the most important match of the year. It’s an opportunity to win La Liga. El Clásico is our last chance to win La Liga. We will give our all to secure the three points.”
He also commented on his teammates’ performance and the match result:“Kylian Mbappé and Arda Güler scored fantastic goals that brought us victory, but we must continue to improve. The most important thing was getting the win. We had a good first half, but we collapsed later. This should not happen again.”