This evening, the much-anticipated Spanish national derby will be played at the Bernabeu Stadium, Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane attended the pre-match press conference, he said that he did not care whether Barcelona will be lined up to welcome Real Madrid, and said that Crow's contract renewal will be discussed after the winter break.

After the Club World Cup, C Luo until the last day before the national derby with the team to practice, his physical condition is naturally the focus of media attention, Zidane said: "C Luo's state has been restored to 100%, before tomorrow's game, I don't want to think about anything else, don't want to go to the discussion of other topics, C Luo is now thinking about only tomorrow's game, everyone in our team is the same. Everyone in our team is the same. everything Crowe does deserves the respect of everyone in the club, but (his contract extension) we will discuss it after the winter break."

Regarding the media buzz about whether Barcelona should line up to welcome Real Madrid, Zidane said, "I'm not interested in that, all I care about is the game, and so do all the Real Madrid players and fans."

When a reporter said that this was a game that Real Madrid could not afford to lose, Zidane replied: "No matter what happens, we will focus on the game, the season is still very long, and it's just three points that we're going to fight for. We are aware of the importance of the game and we will try to win it, but we are not going to change anything for it. It's probably the toughest game of the season, the national derby is always a very exciting game and it's true that the game will be tough, but that's exactly why we love the national derby, the players are made for these types of games."

On Bale's situation, Zidane said, "I believe in my players and communication is a very important point. When I talk to them I see that they are all 100% ready. Whether Bale will start or not we will know tomorrow, of course the team as a whole is the most important thing."

When the reporter finally reminded Paulinho that he was in top form, Zidane said, "That's something I took into account, there are a lot of points in the Barcelona team you have to take into account because they are a team with a lot of key players."

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