With Karim Benzema out for no less than a month with hamstring damage, Ronaldo is probably going to include at focus forward against Apoel. Zidane said that Madrid were currently a No. 9 light after a late spring in which they sold Alvaro Morata to Chelsea, and were intensely connected with Kylian Mbappe just for the Monaco striker to rather join Paris Saint-Germain.
"You can state we do not have a No. 9, and possibly we do," he said. "We would have loved Morata to stay, however he needed to play more, to leave, and we regarded that. At last we were not ready to get another player. We should not go over it excessively, as I trust a great deal in [youngster Borja] Mayoral. Other than Karim, we have Gareth [Bale] and Cristiano. Possibly you say they play on the wings, however we will manage with what we have, and we will do well without a doubt."
Zidane conceded his side felt weight as top picks expecting to be the principal group to win three sequential European Cups since the 1970s however his side were accustomed to knowing they needed to win every last amusement.
"We are champions however everything is starting from zero once more," he said. "We are amped up for beginning again yet we know it will be troublesome. Each diversion, even a well disposed, there is weight here. Yet, we are utilized to that. Madrid are dependably top choices, yet we recognize what we should do to most importantly begin the opposition well. Right now I am just considering tomorrow, against a rival who have understanding and have the opportunity to play their own particular great amusement."
In group news, focus back Raphael Varane is accessible again following an adductor muscle issue, while developing star Marco Asensio is an uncertainty with his own particular new damage issue.
"Rafa [Varane] is fine now, completely recuperated, he will be with us," Zidane said. "Marco has somewhat of an issue, and is touch and go."
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