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Real Madrid v Legia preview
- Updated: October 17, 2016
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is refusing to underestimate Legia Warsaw, despite all evidence seemingly pointing to the contrary.
Legia are huge outsiders to beat the reigning European champions at the Bernabeu on Tuesday, with history and statistics stacked heavily against the Polish champions heading into the match.
Real, meanwhile, have won 27 of their last 31 Champions League matches at home – losing just once – and are record 11-time winners of the competition.
On the other hand, Legia have never reached a European final, have never won in Spain and were thrashed 6-0 by Borussia Dortmund in their previous away match.
To make matters worse for Legia, they were also beaten at home by Sporting Lisbon – leaving them bottom of Group F without a point or goal – and are in similarly poor form domestically, sitting in the bottom five of the Polish top flight having lost five of their last eight matches.
The odds may stacked against Legia, but Zidane is taking …
