The coach of Bayer Leverkusen, Xabi Alonsowarned this Wednesday against the temptation to continue the second leg of the Europa League semifinals against Rome with a lot of confidence, after the victory in the first leg at home by 0-2 and a good campaign carried out in Bundesliga.
“Tomorrow we are in a European semi-final, we need another concentration and another mentality. Despite the advantage it is a dangerous situation, one goal can quickly change the whole starting point,” he said in press conference.
The idea is not to defend the advantage but to come out to dominate the game and play the standard game.
“We want to be aggressive, control the match. We will assume the match as if the second leg had been 0-0. We want to win,” he assured.
Xabi Alonso remembered last season’s elimination in the semifinals against Rome.
“We don’t forget the feeling we had then. We have to get energy from it,” he said.
Xabi Alonso He was also asked about qualifying for the Champions League finals. Borussia Dortmund and said that this is something very positive for Bundesliga.
“This high level of Bundesliga shows that what we have come to is not easy,” he said Xabi Alonso whose team has already earned the title of German champion and is undefeated throughout the season.
“We’ve been consistent all season,” he added.
Source: La Verdad
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