Jakirovic: “Betis is one of the toughest rivals we can face”

The coach of Dinamo Zagreb, Sergej Jakirovicnow qualify the Legs as “one of the toughest rivals” that could happen to him in the February match of the round of 32 of the Conference League, whose draw took place this Monday in Ladies.

“He is one of the toughest rivals we can face, apart from Ajax and Olympiacos”said Jakirovicquoted by the Croatian portal Jutarnji, who, however, is happy about “watching the play-offs”.

“Well, we have to analyze them well, prepare well and try to give our best so that, like the first leg we played away from home, we have a favorable result in the second leg and try to eliminate them,” said the coach . .

The draw to match Dinamo and Betis It took place this Monday at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon (Switzerland), and is one of the most prominent ties in the round of 32.

Jakirovic announced the DynamicOr it is considered bringing in reinforcements in some positions in the winter to make the team more competitive.

He indicated, however, that “the last six games have seen that the team’s form is increasing.”

The Croatian coach recalled that the Legs finished in the European League group in third place, behind the Sparta Praguethat was removed Dynamo in the final qualifying round to access the Europa League.

“When we lose him Sparta It is said to be a weak and average team. However, Sparta got through a strong and demanding group and became a good team, we know that. That day they were better and they kicked us out. We will study carefully the Legs and we will see what is best for us to match them,” said the coach.

Dinamo, one of the historic teams of Croatian football, is in third position in its league, behind Hajduk Split and Rijeka.

The matches will be played on February 15 and 22, and the winners will enter the round of 16 draw on February 23.