Villarreal forward Gerard Moreno He said on Wednesday that his team, which faces Olympique de Marseille this Thursday in the round of 16 of the Europa League, is “excited” to do “important things” in the continental competition.
The Catalan goalscorer recalled in a press conference that it was a a competition in which Villarreal have historically excelled and assured that his team will tackle it with “a lot of enthusiasm and a lot of desire.”
“We are a tough opponent, but “We came with the desire to play a good game,” said the attacker, who added that the European League was “an important and good challenge” for the club.
“It’s a good competition, with good confrontations against powerful and strong rivals, like us,” said Gerard Moreno, who guaranteed that Villarreal focused on “100%” to go as far as possible in Europe.
The forward, who indicated to the locker room that he had recovered from the virus he suffered last week, praised Olympique de Marseille, which he referred to as “a great club and a great team.”
“Their squad is very complete, with great players and, in addition, they have a great stadium with a very supportive fan base. The coach knows them and we have prepared the game thoroughly,” commented Gerard Moreno, who assessed that the French team, like Villarreal, has improved in recent weeks.
“We have worked the game and we know how to compete and with what weapon shall we harm him? It will be a very competitive and complicated match, we are sure,” predicted the forward, who He will meet again with former teammate Pau López, goalkeeper of Olympique. “I have been with him for three years and we have a great friendship. Inside the field we will not be friends. I want to beat him. Then everything will return to normal, but obviously I will try to score and beat him,” he stressed.
Regarding the importance of the match, he emphasized that it will not be “definitive.” “It is a 180-minute tie, we must know how to play two games. I don’t think it’s the most important match so far. But it is an even tie that will be complicated and that will not be decided until the end of the 180 minutes,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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