Real face tough Champions League test
Real have a tough task ahead in the forthcoming Champions League, having been drawn in Group A against AS Roma, Lokomotiv Moscow and Anderlecht.
Real have a tough task ahead in the forthcoming Champions League, having been drawn in Group A against AS Roma, Lokomotiv Moscow and Anderlecht.
The first group stage of the tournament is due to get underway next month and Real play what is perhaps their hardest game on September 11, when they meet Fabio Capello's Roma at the Stadio Olimpico.
The Merengues will be without French ace Zinedine Zidane for the first four games of the competition, as the player is serving a suspension held over from last season.
Real president Florentino Perez is anxious to see his players win both La Liga in Spain and the Champions League in what will be the club's centenary year.
Perez is already dreaming about bringing back the club's ninth European Cup to the capital. Perez told a press conference on Wednesday night: "I'll only be satisfied if we win the league and Champions League."