Former German and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn has criticised Real Madrid’s attitude and behaviour, singling out Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. Real Madrid’s joy at overcoming Barcelona in the Clasico was short-lived as they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Wolfsburg in the Champions League.
Oliver Kahn could nto resist taking a dig at their Clasico dressing room snap. Speaking to ZDF, the legendary goalkeeper blasted Cristiano Ronaldo saying:
"Lately I have seen Cristiano Ronaldo's abdominals more than my wife's breasts,"
Kahn also accused Real Madrid players of not trying hard enough against Wolfsburg.
"Neither Cristiano nor [Gareth] Bale feel comfortable doing the defensive work and that always gives a lot of space to the opponent's full-backs."
Real Madrid will be hoping to bounce back after their first leg loss as the Champions League remains their only realistic chance of silverware this season even though they are only 4 points behind league leaders Barcelona.
Cristiano Ronaldo and other Real Madrid stars prepare for ‘war’ against Wolfsburg
Real Madrid are determined to create an intimidating atmosphere for visitors VfL Wolfsburg as they try to overturn a two-goal deficit in Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
“Tuesday will be like a war, with 80,000 spectators; we are going to try and walk all over Wolfsburg," said defender Dani Carvajal.
“We’re going to play to the death and with 80,000 souls behind us we will do it,” added winger Lucas Vazquez.
Forward Cristiano Ronaldo told the club website (www.realmadrid.com): “We need to have cold hearts and play with patience and know how to suffer. Getting through is our big objective, it’s the only thing that will let the players and fans leave the stadium happy."
Real, 10 times European champions, have a history littered with great comebacks at the Bernabeu, beginning with a 5-1 win over Derby County in the 1975 European Cup after they had lost 4-1 in England.
Madrid beat Inter Milan 3-0 to reach the final of the 1985 UEFA Cup after losing the semi-final first leg 2-0, when midfielder Juanito famously warned Inter: “Ninety minutes in the Bernabeu is a very long time”.
Madrid also staged successful second-leg comebacks against Celtic, Anderlecht, Red Star Belgrade and Borussia Moenchengladbach but their reputation as miracle workers is waning and they last overturned a deficit in 2002 when they beat Bayern Munich 2-0 at the Bernabeu in a quarter-final second leg on their way to winning the trophy.
Since then, Madrid have lost eight first-leg games in the Champions League knockout stages and failed to progress every time, exiting last season’s tournament to Juventus 3-2 on aggregate and managing only a 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund in the 2013 semi-finals after losing the first leg 4-1. Yet Madrid’s self-belief remains strong.
