Madrid — Zinedine Zidane has told Liverpool his Real Madrid team are hungrier than ever to win the Champions League, despite clinching the title in three of the last four years. Real are gunning for an unprecedented third consecutive title on Saturday, while Liverpool have reached the final for the first time since 2007. "No one can tell us we are less hungry," Zidane said. "I can’t speak for our opponents, but we want to stress we will always have the same motivation, the same as always, no one can tell us we are less hungry than the rest. We are Madrid and despite what we have, we always want more, and we will give everything to get even better." Real’s experience at the deep end of the Champions League dwarfs that of this Liverpool team, who do not have a single player to have made it this far. Zidane also has his own personal achievements to draw upon, having won the most coveted prize in club football three times as a player and manager. "It’s true I lived 18 years as a player ...
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