'I'd trade the Ballon d'Or for winning the Champions League!' - Kane looks ahead to Atletico challenge

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Yes, so good news that Michael came on the grass
with us this morning to train, as did
Manuel Neuer. The key thing for us now is just
to see how they react to that training.
They did everything we asked of them in the session.
They looked really good. So we'll
assess them again tonight and in the morning just
to see how they respond to it. But both
are available. We just need to see whether
that's to start the game or whether to come
from the bench.
I'd like to respond by saying I hope that they give us 95% possession
and we can have just that.
No, it's going to be a top game
and I've seen the evolution of Atleti over the last few seasons.
They still have their core identity,
their strength and their togetherness when they defend
Thank you very much.
but they're also very good with their possession and their football.
We approach it in the same
way we approach every game.
We want to be aggressive, we want to be on the front foot
both with the ball and without the ball
so we'll want to go and win it back at the
earliest opportunity and we'll want to play our football
and really go and express ourselves.
Thank you to Simeone,
one of the best coaches that's been in our modern era. To have this
compliment from someone like him obviously gives me a lot of pride.
I think since the Ballon d'Or
there's been a great reaction and maybe
because my journey is a little bit different to maybe
some of the other Ballon d'Or winners
and the hard moments I had to go through, especially
Especially early in my career, maybe.
People don't expect me to reach the levels that I have now,
but through hard work and
determination and resilience, I've been able to do that.
So yeah, of course,
it'll be a great battle tomorrow night and I'm sure he'll be doing
his best to try and stop me and the team.
But of course, I appreciate those kind words from him for sure.
Of course, the Ballon d'Or is a highlight
and I think it puts me on an even bigger level.
But yeah, you want to have these big finals,
Champions League winning, having that feeling
of emotion with your teammates as well.
So yeah, I would choose the Champions League,
but I'm in a situation where I have the opportunity
to do both.
So let's see what happens.
