“Their fans and the way they play, all difficult” – Real Madrid star, Fede Valverde names the treble winners’ home as hardest environment he has played at

Fede Valverde is yet to record a win at this iconic stadium.

“Their fans and the way they play, all difficult” – Real Madrid star, Fede Valverde names the treble winners’ home as hardest environment he has played at

(L-R) Fede Valverde, Etihad Stadium. (Source: via YouTube/@@EZZEQUIEL and AFP)

Real Madrid star, Fede Valverde has named the Etihad as the most difficult stadium where he has played. Home of Premier League side, Manchester City, the Uruguayan has credited the club’s style of play and support of fans as the main factor for his reasoning. 

In a recent interview with YouTuber, ‘‘EZZEQUIEL’, Fede Valverde was asked a variety of questions by the Argentinian influencer. After talking and discussing Valverde’s career so far, a quickfire questions session took place towards the end of the video.“Most difficult stadium you’ve played in?” Valverde was asked this question by the YouTuber. The Uruguayan star who featured in Real Madrid’s visit to the Etihad as part of the Champions League last season answered based on his first-hand experience.   

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Los Blancos were bested by Manchester City– in the UCL semi-finals – losing 4-0 on the night.

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Manchester City stadium. Their fans and the way they play, are all difficult.

Last season, Fede Valverde visited the Etihad for the third time in his career. Unfortunately, he lost all three matches there. In six games against Manchester City in the Champions League, he won only once, drew once, and lost four times. His only victory against the Sky Blues came at the Santiago Bernabéu when Rodrygo scored two quick goals in the 2021/22 UCL campaign.

With a new season underway and the same Champions League goal, to win it. Valverde hopes for better results if Real Madrid faces Manchester City again.

Fede Valverde and Real Madrid aim for Champions League success yet again!

At 25, Fede Valverde, a Champions League winner with Real Madrid, aims to add another European medal. Currently, the Royal Whites are leading their UCL group after victories against Union Berlin and Napoli.

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Fede Valverde (Source: via Real Madrid)

Their upcoming match is against Braga, a Portuguese team in third place. So, Los Blancos are expected to secure three points, led by Jude Bellingham. Going into this season’s UCL campaign Real Madrid hold the most UCL titles at 14, double AC Milan’s 7.

Furthermore, it is expected that they go with such a mentality given their report on the big European stage. Carlo Ancelotti also seeks his third Champions League title with Real Madrid as his contract nears its end.

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