MADRID, 27 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Belgian defender of Atlético de Madrid, Axel Witsel, recalled that already at the Cívitas Metropolitano they suffered “a lot of pressure” from the Dutch Feyenoord, “a young team” and that they will cling this Tuesday to a “very ‘hot’ atmosphere” to try to defeat them and complicate their future in the Champions League.
“In the home game we had a lot of pressure from them. They are a young team and they know how to press well and I think this Tuesday will be the same with the atmosphere that will be here, which will be very ‘hot’,” he remarked. Witsel this Monday at a press conference.
The international made it clear that Feyenoord will do “everything to win.” “But for us it is a very important game because if we win we can advance from the group and this is the objective. We have to start strong from the first minute until the end. It is a game that we all want to play because it is the Champions League and with a stadium.” hot,'” he reiterated.
On a personal level, the defender did not want to have much influence on his current good performance. “I don’t think much about statistics. For me the most important thing is to give my best, enter the game well and strong and do well for the team,” he concluded.