Gasperini: “We are not going to Madrid for a walk”

Gian Piero Gasperini, Atalanta coach, expressed this Friday his “confidence” in the face of his team's options to go back to Real Madrid on Tuesday the 0-1 of the first leg and qualify for the quarterfinals of the Champions League and He warned that his players will not go “for a walk” to the Alfredo Di Stéfano stadium.

“It is correct to have confidence, we are not going to Madrid for a walk, it is a difficult result to recover, we did not discover today the value of Madrid, but (we are motivated) since we could not play the first leg, because we had to suffer in defense, and we could not play eleven against eleven, “said Gasperini, at the end of the league match won 3-1 this Friday against Spezia, in statements to” Sky Sport “.

“It is a game that makes us proud to play, with a ranking that is not yet lost. We can try, this gives us satisfaction, “he added.

The Italian coach still annoyed by the red sight 18 minutes into the first leg by the Swiss Remo Freuler, considering incorrect the referee's decision, and acknowledged that he already has his alignment clear for the visit to Valdebebas.

“More or less I have a clear lineup (laughs), we must play the game with fifteen players. The ideal is to take the game to the end while still alive, “he said.