Zinedine Zidane, the coach of Real Madrid, confirmed his team's readiness to face Bayern Munich in the semi-final of the Champions League at Allianz Arena on Wednesday.
"We are preparing well for a big game, and all the players like those matches," Zidane told a press conference in Marca.
"I respect him very much because of what he did in Madrid and Bayern Munich, it's going to be a nice match against him and we love it," said Zyzou.
"There is no candidate team, because in the semi-finals, that confrontation is different from what happened last year, we want to play a good game, and we know we will suffer against Bayern," Zidane said.
"Real Madrid is always at the level because the Champions League in the team's genes, we love playing against the big teams."
"I will defend all Real Madrid players to the end, every day they convince me, they continue to fight and run and I support all the players," said the French striker.
"He is our captain and very important to us when he is present," said Zizo.
On Cristiano Ronaldo, Zidane said: "We know the value and weight of Cristiano Ronaldo in the team and hope to be good tomorrow."
"A good game tomorrow is more important than thinking about winning the title," he said.
On the lesson learned by Real Madrid from the Juventus meeting, the Frenchman said: "There is no football and in the end the team through the semi-final and the game has become the past, we are thinking about the upcoming games."