Draxler relishing Real Madrid clash

Posted Wednesday, April 06, 2016 by Foxsports.com

Draxler relishing Real Madrid clash
VfL Wolfsburg playmakerJulian Draxler is excited about testing his skills against Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday night.

Draxler was on the books at Schalke last season when they were drawn against Los Blancos in the round of 16, but he missed both legs of the encounter due to injury and he is relishing the chance of showing what he can do this time around.

The Wolves have performed below expectations in the Bundesliga this season, but have excelled in Europe's elite club competition, reaching the final eight for the first time in the club's history and Draxler is suitably proud of the achievement.

"Our season in the Bundesliga is not good. We are not very happy about the table at the moment, but in the Champions League we managed to go through the group stage against Manchester United, so we are happy with what we did in the Champions League but in the Bundesliga we have not been good enough this season," he said.

"When I saw that we were playing Madrid I was very happy because last year I couldn't play because I was injured and the year before we lost something like 9-2.

"So this time I want to do better, I'm in better form, I'm more confident on the pitch.

"This season against Real I want to show that we are a good team and I am a good player. [We] defend well and attack well.

"It's not enough to stand in front of your own goal and just defend, defend, defend. Real are a team that can score at any stadium in the world so we need to attack too.

"We need to create our own chances and maybe something can happen."