More mature and with more precise definition, Luis Díaz will meet again with Real Madrid in the Champions League
Luis Diaz will play the quarterfinals of UEFA Champions League with Bayern Munich against Real Madrid. His evolution since the last time in a commitment of this importance is remarkable.
With just six months in Liverpool he played the 2022 final in Paris. He shone in the semi-finals against Villarreal and earned a place in the attack along with Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah. That match against the most-time champion weighed on him. Dani Carvajal canceled it out on the left. He won six of 14 duels and did not finish on goal. Coach Jurgen Klopp took him off in the 65th minute. The Spanish team was champion.
Four years later there is a recharged version of “Lucho”. It is fundamental in Bayern. His second scorer in the Bundesliga with 15 goals, also second assister with 10. In international competition he scored four goals, his best record in seven appearances. He is the Colombian highest scorer in the tournament with 14. He surpassed Jackson Martínez and Falcao García with a great goal against Atalanta.
“We played a correct game. We know that we have a squad in which, whoever has to play, does it in a very good way. We also had that advantage factor and it was super important to manage who played or not,” he told AM850.
These numbers certify its most precise definition. It is more decisive on the wings or nine.
“There were already times when I missed those chances at the beginning of the season, but today I am always trying to improve as much as possible and correct what I can. Now I have that confidence that I have been showing game after game. It is just trying to finish as safely as possible, it is a matter of moment and seconds in the play. Very happy to help the team again with a goal and an assist“he added.
An expert in these definitions awaits you. He left Manchester City on the road with authority. Luis will face this series more complete, mature. Now he is a more fearsome attacker.
