Iker Casillas believes that his former club Real Madrid and Liverpool deserve to be in the Champions League final on Saturday.
The two sides meet in Paris looking to make themselves champions of Europe once again. Madrid head into the final having been crowned winners of La Liga and, while Liverpool just missed out on the Premier League title, they have already won the FA Cup and
And Spain's 2010 World Cup-winning captain believes the showdown will be contested by the best teams in the world at the moment.
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“Real Madrid and Liverpool are the two best teams in the world at the moment and they deserve this final," Casillas told Marca. "Each with their players and their style, cannot commit errors. And I think that's the key, committing few errors, being practical and intelligent.”
Casillas did go on to add pressure on Madrid, pointing out their remarkable turnaround victories against Liverpool's Premier League rivals Chelsea and Manchester City will mean nothing if they don't win the final.
“The comebacks are all very well, but now you have to secure it, we're missing the cherry," he said. "If you don't secure that cherry, the cake won't be complete, right? If the cup doesn't arrive in the cabinet, nobody will remember what happened with PSG , Chelsea and Manchester City. In order to be thrilling, it has to be until the end, with the prize.”
