Koeman: Real Madrid have been brilliant champions
Posted Tuesday, June 06, 2017 by Marca.com
In Barcelona to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1992 Champions League win over Sampdoria at Wembley, Ronald Koeman was happy to praise the current European champions Real Madrid.
Koeman joined a range of former Blaugrana players at a golf tournament at El Muntanya organised by the Johan Cruyff Foundation, where he admitted Madrid's superiority in Europe.
"Real Madrid are the champions," Koeman said. "They have been the best team in the Champions League this season and they played an excellent second half against Juventus in the final."
The Everton boss stopped short of saying they were the best to ever win the Champions League, playing down comparisons with Pep Guardiola's Barcelona side.
"I don't think they can be compared with the Barcelona of Pep," he added.
"That was an excellent team."
Also taking a question on his former club's current coach, the Dutchman admitted he was never contacted about the possibility of taking over at the Camp Nou.
"What do you want me to tell you about [Ernesto] Valverde?" said Koeman.
"No one from Barcelona contacted me to be coach."
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