DBasia.news – The 1-0 Real Madrid victory against Rayo Vallecano last weekend boosts Los Blancos’ confidence. Moreover, they would join the 2018 Club World Cup.
Madrid’s current situation isn’t promising. Many players are in a doubtful situation like Karim Benzema, Marco Asensio, and Gareth Bale.
No wonder, they brought 25 players to Abu Dhabi to play against Kashima Antlers in the semifinal round.
For Antlers, this is a special reunion because they once met Madrid in the 2016 Club World Cup. At that time, the Japanese team could play draw 2-2 full time before defeated 4-2 during the additional time.
Kashima Antlers
“Their achievements in the past show just how big the club is. We’re obviously challengers against them and we’ll be going into that game challenging for a giant-killing,” Shoma Doi revealed.
“We’re delighted to play against them again. We want to surprise them and we’ll be at our best.”
“We know that if there’s a moment when there’s a lapse of concentration, they will punish us. That’s what we learned from the 2016 final. We don’t want to give them that. We’ll concentrate on the whole of the game,” he continued.