Toni Kroos has insisted that Real Madrid's injury
problems should not be an excuse as they
prepare for Wednesday's Champions League
encounter with Atletico Madrid.
The reigning European champions had to settle
for a scoreless draw at the Vicente Calderon in the
first leg of the quarter-final tie and they will have
to make do without first-teamers Karim
Benzema, Luka Modric and Gareth Bale due to
injuries picked up in the past week .
Kroos remains confident, though, and feels Carlo
Ancelotti's men have what it takes to end their
seven-game winless streak against Atletico.
"It's not good to have so many key players
injured, but there is no point complaining about
it. There is no doubt that Modric is an important
player for the team but we have to focus on
winning the game," Kroos said at a press
conference.
"We are very motivated. We had a good result in
the first leg. Atletico have been difficult opponents
for us but tomorrow we have the chance to beat
them. Winning will be beautiful for us.
"We have to repeat our first-half performance in
the first leg. However, we have to do it during the
whole game this time.
"Everybody knows Atletico - they have been very
successful against us in recent matches. Our
objective is to qualify for the semi-finals. We have
to dominate the midfield and we will create
chances if we manage to do so."
The last time Real beat city rivals Atletico was in
last season's Champions League final when they
needed extra-time to win La Decima.
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