“I don't want to talk about the theme of last year's final”

The Armenian Henrij Mhkitaryan, Roma midfielder, considered this Wednesday that it will be essential for his team to maintain possession of the ball to have options to beat Sevilla this Thursday in Duisburg in the round of 16 of the Europa League.

“You have to be careful, it is a single game tie. We must have the ball, even without attacking at all times, but having the ball. We must not lose clarity, we have to have balance, “said Mhkitaryan at the brief virtual press conference the day before.

The Armenian, who was Roma's second best scorer this season after Bosnian Edin Dzeko (nine goals and five assists), swill be the starter this Thursday and recognized that he has great motivations.

“It was a great season for me, one of the best. This Thursday will be a different game, I have not scored yet in the Europa League, but I have 90 minutes to do it. I am not interested in individual things, what interests me is the results . If I mark, I will be happy and if not, it doesn't worry me. The important thing is to win“he stressed.

Mhkitaryan was a finalist last year in the Europa League with Arsenal, but he could not play the lost Baku final against Chelsea as he did not have access permission to Azerbaijan, something that, he acknowledged, still hurts him.

“It was a shame not to play last year's final, but it is a closed topic. I don't want to talk about it, it hurts. I always want to go all the way, I am a player who plays to win titles. I know it will not be easy, but I am confident that the team is ready to win this match, “he said.