Xabi Alonso certainly absent when Madrid's trip to APOEL Nicosia in the first leg Champions League quarter-finals at the Neo GSP Stadium, Wednesday, March 28, 2012 local time.
The former Liverpool player was unable to play due to yellow card accumulation penalty. "Xabi Alonso is a very important player for us.
He will not play against APOEL and this is a new situation which must then be solved," said Khedira as reported by the official website of Madrid, Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
"We will do our best to win in this stadium. Xabi is a very good player, but we have another midfielder who is also good as Nuri Sahin, Esteban Granero and Mesut Ozil."
On paper, Madrid clearly more favored than APOEL. However, this does not mean APOEL do not have a chance. To advance to the round of eight,
APOEL successful clubs get rid of a powerful range of Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk and Olympique Lyon. "We know APOEL are a good team and we respect them.
They played well in the group stage and they are strong clubs. They played from the heart and makes them a tricky opponent. This game was important and I think we will achieve good results because we have a very strong team, "said Khedira.
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