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Have to win Clasico in order to stay in title race: Kroos
Madrid, Dec 20 (IANS) Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos on Wednesday urged his side to push for the El Clasico win against arch-rivals FC Barcelona to keep their Spanish La Liga title aspirations alive.
“The season is still long. We are 11 points and one match behind, but are still within striking distance,” the German told Bild.
“Yet to keep the title race open we had better win that match,” Kroos added.
Real are fourth in the points table with just 31 points in their bag to Barcelona’s 42. Barca sit pretty at the top of the tree with second-placed Atletico Madrid also six points behind them.
Another sub-plot to the much-awaited derby is always the rivalty between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi which will be renewed following the former winning the 2017 Ballon d’Or to draw level with Messi’s haul of five.
“Football subsists on rivalry. It pushes both teams and also both players,” Kroos said. “This can only be good for us.
“You don’t need to say much about Ronaldo and Messi. They are both one of a kind, extraordinary players and hard to compare. They are different types of players.
“Cristiano more than deserves the latest accolades. Especially in the Champions League, he again scored the crucial goals.”
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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