Yannick Carrasco gave the first statements after the arrival of Athletic of Madrid to Lisbon. The Belgian spoke of the Champions, the first training session on Portuguese soil and RB Leipzig, Simeone's rival in the quarterfinals.
Champions: “Happy to be here to compete in the Champions League. It's a little cooler than in Madrid. I have seen the team well tonight.”
training: “A lot of spark, desire and intensity and I hope it will be like that on Thursday.”
RB Leipzig: “It is a team with a lot of intensity. Offensively with power, desire, young players and defensively they are very intense. They are very excited because in a competition like this we are all very excited. We have to be prepared to try to win that game and give everything for our hobby that cannot be there and give a gift to those at home “.