Zidane And Asensio Inspire Ruthless Real To Victory Against Bayern

Real Madrid were unspectacular and even unconvincing in their 2-1 win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday but there was nothing lucky about a victory that should ensure a fourth Champions League final in five years

Madrid, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Apr, 2018 ) :Real Madrid were unspectacular and even unconvincing in their 2-1 win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday but there was nothing lucky about a victory that should ensure a fourth Champions League final in five years.

Zinedine Zidane has watched his side suffer through games away to Munich, the German champions, Paris Saint-Germain, the French champions, and Juventus, who sit top of Serie A, in Europe this season.

But they won them all. Real may not be outplaying their rivals, or even playing better than them, but Zidane's team are ruthless. They pounce on mistakes and, even under the heaviest pressure, believe absolutely they are going to win.

"One of the reasons Madrid has 12 European Cups, perhaps a 13th, is its historical capacity to withstand stress situations," wrote AS, the Spanish daily on Thursday. "To escape when their best football does not appear." Real feel at home in the Champions League - they have lifted the title three times in the last four years - and at home at the Allianz Arena, where they now have recorded three victories in a row.

Zidane has been in charge for two of those and the Frenchman emerges from the latest with his reputation as a tactician enhanced.