SAMI KHEDIRA

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Real Madrid’s defensive midfielder Sami Khedira has said that the Spanish club need to have a disciplined approach in order to overturn a 4-1 deficit from the first leg. Real Madrid will be taking on Borussia Dortmund looking to qualify for the Champions League final against all the odds.

Polish striker Robert Lewandowski destroyed Real Madrid by scoring all four goals in the first leg. The away goal from Cristiano Ronaldo has given the Spanish club is like glimmer of hope, but Khedira has said that there is a mountain ahead of them in the hopes of reaching the final.

There is a real danger of both the Spanish clubs being knocked out of the competition after Barcelona suffered a 4-0 defeat in the first leg against German club Bayern Munich. Real Madrid will be facing Dortmund for the fourth time, as the two teams have already met in the group stages earlier in the season. Back then, it was the German team at the upper hand as well. Yet, Khedira is confident that Madrid will be able to progress if they manage to play with balance and patience. He has said that an early goal will help them give confidence that they can win the tie.

“It is important to score a goal early, but at the same time we can’t lose our head. We have to find a middle ground. The manager will prepare us very well for this game because an early goal for the opponent can increase the pressure even more. Therefore we need to pressure Dortmund up front but not from the first minute because the game last 90 minutes and we have already seen how quickly they can score one or more goals,” said Khedira ahead of the match.

The German international has been one of the important players for Madrid, and has been linked to Manchester United according to the man utd football news site.

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The Celta Vigo manager Abel Resino has said that his team should be extremely cautious about attacking Real Madrid because the Spanish giants are extremely dangerous on the counter-attack. Real Madrid come into the match after having won the last five matches in all competitions.

Even more impressive is the fact that they have played against the likes of Barcelona and Manchester United in these five matches. Hence, they are the overwhelming favourites to get the three points during the weekend when they take on Celta Vigo, who were fighting against relegation. The team are currently 19th in the Spanish league table. (more…)

The German midfielder Sami Khedira has said that he feels that Real Madrid are back on track once again after managing a 5-0 victory over Valencia during the weekend. Despite having some of the best players in the world, Real Madrid have struggled for form and consistency in the first half of the season. This coupled with several rifts amongst the players and the manager has meant that they have fallen 18 points behind the leaders Barcelona at one stage. As a result of the 5-0 win over Valencia and the loss of Barcelona, they have closed the gap to 15 points.

Further, Real Madrid also remain unbeaten since their return from the winter break. This has led to the midfielder Sami Khedira stating that he feels that the club back on track. Even though the possibility of winning the league title looks to be beyond them, Real Madrid still have the opportunity to challenge in the European competitions like the Champions league. Khedira has accepted that the team has not been up until now, but the past few weeks has given the necessary confidence that they can finish the season on a positive note by winning a major trophy. Real are chasing their 10th European trophy.

“We had a difficult situation, we weren’t doing well, and we talked about it together and saw it was going badly. We’ve worked hard these past weeks and I think we’re moving in the right direction. We’re playing well, really tight, and I think it’s going to give us future results. We have to focus on tomorrow’s match and it doesn’t matter if we’ll play against Barcelona or Malaga. We’re in a good place and I think we can win and move on. We’ll talk about it when we have our spot in the next round,” said Khedira.

The Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira has said that he wants his teammates to fight with fire when they take on Manchester City in the group stages of the Champions League. The club will be going into the match knowing that they can seal a place in the knockout stages of the competition quite comfortably, but they still will be hoping to qualify from the group as the winners. Qualifying from the group as the winners has its advantages because the second leg of the last 16 tie will be at home. For the second placed team from a group, the second leg will be away from home.

Sami Khedira has said that if Real Madrid managed to complete the double over the Premier league champions, then they have a real opportunity to qualify from the group as the winners. Hence, they should not let their heads fall for this match and fight with fire. The Real Madrid manager José Mourinho has increased the tension ahead of this match by saying that Manchester City will have no chance to qualify from the group after failing to take a victory in the first four matches of the group. They are in danger of not even qualifying for the Europa league, which is awarded to the third placed team.

“If we play a tight game, competing for every ball and trying to impose your style of play, I think we have a good chance. We must concentrate on trying to play our own way there, not letting ourselves to be influenced by the opponent’s style, but instead imposing our strength in attack. Each one of these players has too much quality for us to concentrate on just one of them,” said Khedira, who has also praised City by saying that they are one of the best in the world.

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The Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira has hailed his compatriot Mesut Ozil as one of the best in the world. Both the German internationals are currently playing for the Spanish club Real Madrid after having signed for them following the end of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Both have been extremely good in these two years under the management of the Portuguese José Mourinho. Even though Sami Khedira are still remains as one of the important players for Real Madrid, there have been a lot of doubts regarding the future of Mesut Ozil at the club. The playmaker has been criticised by José Mourinho indirectly for not concentrating on football.

The arrival of Luka Modric from Tottenham for around £ 30 million has only increased the competition for Mesut Ozil. Despite this, he is international teammates Sami Khedira is of the opinion that it will always be difficult to replace a player like Mesut Ozil because he is one of the best in the world. The 25-year-old has made an indifferent start to the new season, but has been figuring in José Mourinho’s plans more often than not recently. Meanwhile, Sami Khedira has suffered a major injury that will keep him out for a few weeks.

“He is one of the best players in the world now. He is among the very best in his position. He could still improve in certain aspects. He knows it, and I also tell him that sincerely as a friend. But I think that, with the quality he has, he is among the best in the world. Dortmund are a compact team, a block. They play at a great pace for the full 90 minutes and are very disciplined tactically,” said the Sami Khedira are ahead of the Champions League encounter with Borussia Dortmund.

The Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira has said that he is looking to prove his worth with the Spanish club after they signed the Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien on a loan deal till the end of the season. Both Michael Essien and Sami Khedira will now be competing for places in the same position, which has raised the questions regarding the future of the German international at the Santiago Bernabeu. However, he has welcomed the addition of Michael Essien by saying that he is ready to fight for his place and show that he is worthy of playing for a club like Real Madrid.

Sami Khedira has been one of the best young players in the last few seasons. After coming to prominence in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he moved to the Spanish club Real Madrid and has been a first-team regular under the manager José Mourinho.  However, it is thought that the Portuguese manager is looking at having a different option in the midfield. The German international Sami Khedira, though, has said that he is a different player to Michael Essien, who is a replacement for the Frenchman Lassana Diarra. Lassana Diarra has recently signed for the Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala.

“Lassana Diarra has been sold. You have not read much about that. The fact is we have had four or five defensive midfielders over the past few years. This year we have Xabi Alonso, Michael Essien and me. I want to try to exert more influence on the game and to make use of my attacking qualities. Those four goals last season were better than the zero goals I scored in my first season for Real, but I believe I have not reached the end of my development,” said Sami Khedira in an interview given to the kicker magazine.