EDF: 'Both Real Madrid and Roma in league crisis, but they are the champions of Europe'
"Udinese? We prepared for it as the most important match and this bothers me, but you cannot buy determination and malice at the supermarket," he said.
"Injuries? Pellegrini will be out against Real and Iter. Olsen will try but the exams done in the morning were positive. Manolas will play.
"My future? The match against Real is important for the team, I do not talk about mine because I have always felt great trust from the management. But it is normal that football is football, the result is important in the first place to try to get to the top of the group.
"Real Madrid in crisis? They can say the same about us. These are two teams that are struggling in the league, it will be on equal terms, but then again, they are the champions of Europe. Lopetegui or Solari? I think they play similarly.
"A possible defeat? We need to send positive messages in certain situations. We should redouble our efforts. In these moments we need to do more and we have already done so in other periods. The biggest problem - among the many things I say - is continuity," Di Francesco concluded.