Club members Red Bull Salzburg, “Excited” at the prospect of playing in “the most difficult group (A)” of the Champions League, go to the Atlético de Madrid a “very strong rival” whom they will face with “courage”.
“We wanted the Champions League and now we have it. I think it is the most difficult group, but it is exciting for us ”, said the coach of the Austrian team, Jesse marsch, after knowing the result of the draw carried out by UEFA this Thursday in Geneva.
“We will play bravely, safely, and seek our best performance. Now we can show everything we learned last year in the Champions League, “added the American coach in statements broadcast on Austrian public television. ORF.
Marsch highlighted the enthusiasm his players showed for the prospect of being able to measure themselves withl Bayern Munich, defending champion, Salzburg and Lokomotiv Moscow.
“The passion to play against the best opponents is great with our boys. It is an advantage to have a young team, they don't think so much ”, he commented smiling, after recounting how many of his players reacted with joy to the result of the draw.
“We are in a very good and attractive group, and without a doubt they will be very exciting matches, we are waiting for them with impatience ”, said the sporting director of Salzburg, Christoph Freund, quoted by LigaPortal media.
“At Atlético we have a very strong rival from Spain, which has been repeatedly at the forefront of international football in recent years, ”he stressed.
“With Bayern Munich we find what is probably the best team in the world at the moment, winning title after title and being almost unbeatable in 2020,” he added.
The defender Andreas Ulmer, captain of the team, admitted that, “in any case, a lot of work awaits us in these games.”
“In our group (…) we have very great opponents, the challenge is great. But that's exactly what we want and that's what we want to go through. We have already played many good games internationally, we do not need to hide or be afraid ”, he concluded.