“The first leg experience will help us: we’ll need intensity, passion and good defense”, said the Spaniard’s coach on the eve of the Europa League semi-final second leg against Roma
“In Rome it was a very fought, balanced match, we expect the same tomorrow. We are happy to have reached the semi-finals, but we want more”. Xabi Alonso believes it and with him all of Bayer Leverkusen, ready to overturn the 1-0 draw at the Olimpico and snatch a ticket for the Europa League final. “The first leg experience will help us, we’ll need intensity, passion and defending well – continues the Spanish coach -. Roma are strong but we’ll give everything until the last second and with the support of our fans we can do it. We hope to live one night historical”.
Xabi believes it
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The Leverkusen coach spoke again about José Mourinho, emphasizing all his esteem: “It seems like a twist of fate to play in a European semi-final against one of my former coaches from whom I learned a lot, seeing him there on the other side will be special, before the match We will hug but then there are no friends. Compared to the match at the Olimpico we have to score, this is the main thing. They have a small advantage but we want to fight to go to the final,” continued the Spaniard. The former world champion closes by charging the environment with the remuntada goal: “It’s the most important match of the season. We’re fine and we’ll give everything. We have to get the defense moving, create chances and exploit them. We don’t need miracles, we have to just show what we are made of and bring our quality into the field. We can overturn the result”.
May 17, 2023 (change May 17, 2023 | 3:18 pm)
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