Chelsea ace Kai Havertz is desperate to get on the scoresheet tonight at Champions League quarterfinal opponents Real Madrid.
With Chelsea requiring a minimum of two goals to progress, the attack will need to click in the manner it did at Southampton for Saturday’s 6-0 win. Havertz, who scored in that game, has explained why the big occasion seems to suit him.
“Naturally I want to be able to show my qualities during such moments because everyone’s watching,” he told the club’s website.
“There’s probably also been important games where I didn’t perform well. But people seem to remember the games where I played well, where I scored. At the Club World Cup it was a rather difficult game and, in the first 117 minutes, I didn’t play my best game. But, nevertheless, people now remember the winning goal – the penalty.
“I simply try to stay calm during such important moments and just focus on myself and simply enjoy what I’m doing. Otherwise, when you’re 35 years old one day, you may ask yourself: “Why didn’t I enjoy that moment more back then?” or ‘Why didn’t I stop and take a breath back when I took that penalty and thought, “Wow! Awesome, you’re standing here, and people are watching you, just enjoy this”.’ That’s why I try to enjoy those moments as much as possible.”
The only other Chelsea player to have scored in a Champions League final and ended up on the winning side is Didier Drogba.
“It is good when being compared to players that have played well in the past. It definitely feels good when the fans or people compare you to such a player.
“He has scored even more important goals than me. So, in the next few years, I’ll try to get there so that I fully deserve that comparison.”
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