Actual Madrid ahead Gonzalo García mentioned he’s a residing a “dream” on the FIFA Membership World Cup after incomes comparisons to the membership’s legendary former striker, Raúl, with 4 objectives in 5 video games for Los Blancos.
Gonzalo, 21, is tied with Al Hilal’s Marcos Leonardo and Benfica winger Ángel Di María within the race for the Membership World Cup Golden Boot after his first-half purpose in Saturday’s 3-2 quarterfinal win towards Borussia Dortmund arrange a semifinal conflict towards Paris Saint-Germain.
Madrid have struggled to develop a homegrown goalscorer since Raúl emerged within the Nineteen Nineties earlier than scoring 323 objectives in 741 video games — a membership document till his tally was surpassed by Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema.
Gonzalo a prolific scorer with Madrid’s B workforce Castilla, mentioned he’s now decided to justify the Raúl comparisons with extra objectives for Xabi Alonso’s workforce.
“They [fans] are evaluating me with Raúl, a legend,” Gonzalo instructed reporters. “If I can do half of what he did on this shirt then will probably be greater than a dream.
“I’ve been working, ready for an opportunity, however not in my goals would I’ve considered this.
“I do not really feel numerous strain. I’ve been working and ready for this second.
“The coach, the gamers, the workers all give me numerous confidence. Kylian [Mbappé] is… virtually … as an example the most effective participant on this planet. I really feel so fortunate to share a pitch and coaching with him, to study from him.”
Madrid face PSG in Wednesday’s semifinal in New Jersey having been changed as European champions by the Champions League winners.
Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois mentioned the workforce have to be higher ready to face the French workforce after conceding two late objectives within the quarterfinal win towards Dortmund.
“We’ve to analyse our sport after which we are going to work for the subsequent sport,” he mentioned. “PSG are an amazing opponent, present Champions League winners they usually had an amazing season.
“It is going to be a tough sport, they like possession they usually press properly, so we should be ready.
“The workforce is doing properly. We press properly, defend properly, assault properly. Generally we’d like extra possession to kill the sport. That’s what we’ve got to do higher.
“We’re getting higher each sport, studying extra from the coach, placing what he desires within the sport. It does not all the time occur, however we’re getting higher.”