Xabi Alonso praises Arda Güler and Kenan Yıldız

Real Madrid Coach Xabi Alonso showered praise on national team players Arda Güler and Kenan Yıldız , who will face each other in the Real Madrid-Juventus match to be played tomorrow in the UEFA Champions League.

Xabi Alonso made a statement at the press conference held before the match against Italy's Juventus at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium tomorrow in the 3rd week of the UEFA Champions League.

Responding to a question about whether Arda Güler, who plays for Real Madrid, is similar to former player Mesut Özil's playing style, Alonso said, "Arda's playing style is a blend of Özil and Guti. Guti had the ability to build up play and play the final pass. Mesut did the same. I really enjoyed Özil's football. The more we get Arda in the game, the more he improves. We have to keep pushing him. We're very pleased with him."

"KENAN YILDIZ HAS UNDERGONED A PERFECT EVOLUTION"

Xabi Alonso also stated that opponent Juventus is a very dangerous team and they will be careful.

The Spanish manager said, "Juventus is a great team, both in the past and now. They have very good players. One of them is Kenan Yıldız. He has evolved tremendously. I know him. He was there when I was at Bayern. I'm very pleased to see his development."

Real Madrid and Juventus, the two biggest teams in European football, have faced each other 21 times in the UEFA Champions League so far.

Madrid won 10 matches, Juventus won 9, and two matches ended in a draw.