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Real Madrid's Pepe: I'll Batter Fernando Torres & Liverpool
Los Blancos' Brazilian-born stopper is ready to stamp out 'El Nino' when the Reds attempt to storm the Bernabeu...
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Feb 25, 2009 1:19:43 AM
Fernando Torres will lead the line as Liverpool take on Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League, and the Spanish striker had better be ready for a bruising.
Pepe, the Merengues defender, is looking forward to a tough contest with the former Atletico Madrid man, and he won't be at all shy if push comes to shove.
The Portugal star said in The Sun, “I love going face-to-face with a big powerful striker like Torres because I’m made to go clattering into challenges and there’s nothing I enjoy better than massive physical battles.
“We are both strong but I have a big advantage in that he’s got to play with the ball and I don’t. The bigger, stronger and better my opponent the more I like the clash.
“Football’s a contact sport and strikers often give defenders like me a right good kicking off the ball and nobody says anything because we centre-halves are tough.
“But as long as I go for the ball and not the man, then there’s nothing better than using all the time I’ve spent in the gym to crash into bodies.”
The first leg will take place on Wednesday evening at the Santiago Bernabeu, with kick-off scheduled for 20:45 CET.
Mike Maguire, Goal.com
Goal.com Manager is YOUR chance to prove your managerial abilities and win top prizes - FREE! Click onto http://fantasy.goal.com and select YOUR Champions League line-up today!
Pepe, the Merengues defender, is looking forward to a tough contest with the former Atletico Madrid man, and he won't be at all shy if push comes to shove.
The Portugal star said in The Sun, “I love going face-to-face with a big powerful striker like Torres because I’m made to go clattering into challenges and there’s nothing I enjoy better than massive physical battles.
“We are both strong but I have a big advantage in that he’s got to play with the ball and I don’t. The bigger, stronger and better my opponent the more I like the clash.
“Football’s a contact sport and strikers often give defenders like me a right good kicking off the ball and nobody says anything because we centre-halves are tough.
“But as long as I go for the ball and not the man, then there’s nothing better than using all the time I’ve spent in the gym to crash into bodies.”
The first leg will take place on Wednesday evening at the Santiago Bernabeu, with kick-off scheduled for 20:45 CET.
Mike Maguire, Goal.com
Goal.com Manager is YOUR chance to prove your managerial abilities and win top prizes - FREE! Click onto http://fantasy.goal.com and select YOUR Champions League line-up today!
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