“Handle Real’s strengths as best we can” | OneFootball

Oliver Glasner, Kevin Trapp and Rafael Borré know about Real Madrid’s qualities, but also how the Spaniards can be beaten.

Oliver Glasner on …

… Real Madrid: “Real are very comfortable on the ball, they sometimes attack very high. We want to play out from a compact defence and play with confidence, great passion, great willingness to run and great spirit. Of course, we also want to be dangerous from set pieces. It will be decided by details. We need to handle their strengths as best we can. I’m very confident that we can cause Real problems. The aim is clear: we want to return to Frankfurt with another trophy.

… Mario Götze: “We’re glad to have someone like him in our ranks. He has the experience of over 60 Champions League games. That helps us, even though it’s not yet decided whether he’ll start.”

… the loss of Filip Kostic: “The fact that he's not here weakens us from a sporting point of view. There are various ways in which we can compensate for it. We didn’t train with a different system today, so we’ll line up with a similar formation tomorrow. The coach’s job is always to play the best possible system with the players available, which we’ll do in the weeks ahead.” … the stadium: “The pitch is great, the stadium is nicely arranged, so credit to UEFA. We nevertheless trained at home because that’s always how we did it last season. We wanted to stick to the pattern of last year.”

Kevin Trapp on …

… the significance of the match: "The match is hugely significant for us because it's the reward for our performances. We'll be testing ourselves against arguably the best team in Europe and we have the chance to show what we can do. We're looking forward to it."

… the Eintracht fans: “We’re looking forward to having 10,000 fans supporting us tomorrow. The support of the fans is an important part of our club. Hopefully we’ll be able to celebrate with them after the match like we did in Seville.”

Rafael Borré on …

… the Super Cup: "Tomorrow is a huge game for us. It's a final. We've got the chance to make history again and to win another trophy. You have to enjoy moments like this."

… the requirements against Real: "We need to be focused and strong. We need to defend compactly and be clinical when we have moments on the break. Then we'll have a chance."