Speaking at the official UEFA news conference for the Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid Champions League Final, at San Siro, Zidane stated ahead of his team's final training session :
On Ronaldo’s injury:
"It is not the same thing -- he had a little issue but he is fine now," the Frenchman said. "He is 100 percent and with it being a final, even if he had anything he would still play. I believe he is fine. It is a different issue to [before City]. Tomorrow he will be at 100 percent."
On the difference between being a coach and a player:
"It is different in the way that -- I have been player, assistant and now head coach," he said. "I am happy with what is happening for me and for all the team. To reach the final is nothing easy -- the players have done phenomenal work. Now this is the cherry on the cake, and we want to enjoy it. Carlo told me that a lot -- for example before the Lisbon final he said 'hopefully some day you will do it as head coach.' I always remember that and appreciate it."
On what’s important:
"Some players have left, but in this club the idea is always the same, and has been through its great history," he said. "Unity, companionship, hard work and then for everyone to show their quality. In every game. Tomorrow what we want is to repeat that -- to give the maximum."
On Atletico:
"Atletico do well against everyone -- not just against Real Madrid," he said. "Three months have passed [since the 1-0 at Bernabeu]. We are a bit better now in every way. I am happy as I know the work has been enormous. There is no favourite in a final, it is 50/50. In a final it is normal to suffer and to have problems, we will have to come through them if we want to win."
On criticism of his ‘cautious style’:
"When we do not have the ball we have to defend," Zidane said. "We will have to defend well for sure. Then we have our weapons to do well in attack. What we must do tomorrow is run -- we will do that -- we will run, run, run. It will be a really difficult game, but we are ready for that. We have had a fortnight to prepare the game -- and the players want it to start now."
On success and failure:
"Nobody can take away what we have done until now," he said. "Failure would be if our attitude is not good, if we do not do what we have been doing. To reach a final without suffering does not happen in football. Then in the final you never know what will happen. All I can say is that we are ready, we are very ready."
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