Sergio Escudero, one of the captains of Seville, is confident that his team will have a chance to come back in the Signal Iduna Park before him Borussia Dortmund the knockout round of the Champions League in which the Germans are ahead after 2-3 last Wednesday in the Sánchez Pizjuán. “You have to think that you can go back and that's it. In the second half, the team's reaction was very good, we pushed very high and as soon as we let them out with the ball, we are annoyed by the defeat but confident that this can be removed. We will do our best to get it done ”, said the left-back in an interview in the club's official media.
The Valladolid is enjoying the title just after coming out of an injury that forced him to undergo surgery. Escudero suffered a dislocation in the elbow in a match against Krasnodar in the group stage of the Champions League that had him off the pitch for about two months, but has had to speed up his adaptation due to the absence of Marcos Acuña. “I am very happy to help the team again on the pitch and in that aspect I am happy. Matches like yesterday's are very few of us privileged who can get to experience them and from that enjoyment it is when we can get to compete well ”, said the full-back.
The player explains how his adaptation process has been: “Since the injury, I was aware that I had to go through the workshop and from that first moment I wanted to recover as soon as possible to enjoy the remaining games. I have given him many hours of treatment with the physios, the gym, the head … for many years there may be better or worse games, but I am a committed player ”.