Granada's squad learned the name of their quarter-final rival, Manchester United, just as they landed at the airport from Budapest. The team has arrived in the Nasrid capital a few minutes after the draw took place and from the same plane its technician, Diego Martínez, has attended Movistar + to assess this historic tie. “As we cannot choose a rival, what we can do is prepare to the maximum and enjoy a tie against a great of Europe like Manchester United. As we have always done, the objective is to give our best level, try to improve ourselves, be as faithful as possible to our identity, our values and to compete without complexes. In football, all games have to be played, they have to be competed. Lots of things can happen in a 180-minute tie plus discounts and what I am clear about is that we are ready to face the challenge“Said the Galician coach with a smile on his face.
The difficulties that United will offer will be maximum, but Granada feel they have the right to keep the European dream alive and see themselves with options to be able to compete against the British: “Being here is already something unique, it has to be a tremendous motivation for all Granada fans and to compete without complexes, which is what this Granada has done. No one expected us to have qualified to play in Europe, not even having passed the group stage and here we are. We trust in our possibilities and we are going to make the most of them”.
The games will be played on April 8 and 15. By then, Diego hopes to have the infirmary empty: “Right now what worries me the most is that I can count on my whole team, that they can all be healthy. That is what occupies me the most and what I have the most in mind ”. Luis Suárez, Foulquier, Luis Milla, Neva and Soro are the footballers who currently occupy the medical part rojiblanco. Granada will not have any suspension due to sanction in the first leg.
Diego also acknowledged that the party at the hotel after eliminating Molde was long: “It is a moment that you have to enjoy, you have to fill yourself with positive energy. There are players who spend their entire sports career and do not experience moments like this. In a prudent way, but it had to be celebrated and we have done it in the hotel. Today everyone sleeping on the plane, recovering and getting ready because on Sunday we have another game ”.
