Diego Pablo Simeone reviews his team’s Champions League quarterfinal first leg against Borussia Dortmund. The Argentine coach praised his rival tomorrow.
Full confidence in the team
“Repetition of phrases is not good. Just trying to show what it takes to continue in this competition.”
The worst rival may be the team itself
“No, the toughest rival ahead of us is Borussia. As explained by Axel, who knows him well, he has many good things. Away from home, he has been very good in the last four months. I don’t think so he lost in the last four months. He has a very strong, very good attack. His aerial game is very good in places, especially in the offense. This will be the game with the most intense of the eight teams in the Champions League, Borussia the team with the most intensity. We’re going to deal with that and we’ve got to take the game where we think we can hurt it.”
Leaving the house
“Well, there is no absolute security. There is an opponent, there is a strong team to face. We know the situations that arise when an important game is played at home. This is football and the results can be different.”
Griezmann’s importance to Atlético
“The last few games he was injured. Hard to prove without playing. He played against Inter after struggling to play and immediately scored the tying goal. Then we didn’t start him against Barcelona. He returned in the game against Villarreal, and is slowly getting better. He had a good first half against Villarreal. In the second half we needed a change in offense and Ángel came in and played a great game. We need the best Griezmann, without a doubt.
Morata’s streak
“He completely trusted Álvaro. I am convinced that he knows how to play these games, and he knows what the team needs and what the team needs from him. And it will certainly bring about what we all want, which is the goal.”
The mental part to prepare for the game
“Intensity can also be read from the ball game and from the fastest reading to solve situations. Reading is what I’m telling you. We have to play an important game. We need our people, we need them tomorrow and I hope that, as always, they will be there pushing us.”
Return of Mario Hermoso
“He’s not ready to play tomorrow”
The loss of Memphis
“Memphis is an important player for us, who unfortunately suffered an injury in these moments that are important for the club and the team. But as always we will look for situations to solve his absence.
Match the strategy with everything available
“There is a very important week ahead. Whether for the Champions League, whether for LaLiga. On Saturday we have to compete again. The group in general knows the importance of everything being well because we will need them all. By working as one group, we look forward to making this important week happen.”
Source: La Verdad
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