“When you talk to players that had him as a coach, the words that they have for him are always positive,” Arteta said about Bielsa ahead of Monday’s match.
After suffering a dislocated left shoulder in mid-December, Weston McKennie has joined Schalke’s first-team in souther Spain on track to return in February.
“It is big for a long time,” Guardiola said. “It is not realistic to think about the title race. I have been asked the question for a long time and it is the same answer.”
“We have to work and improve. We entered the pitch with too little technical and tactical clarity. It’s a terribly insufficient performance,” Pioli said.
“After the match I spoke to the players and told them that the most important thing was that they gave their all,” Zidane said after Real Madrid’s draw.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) Lazio beat Juventus 3-1 on Sunday to win the Italian Super Cup for a fifth time amid a background of protests and political outrage at the game being held in Saudi Arabia.
