Kevin Kampl will meet again on the way to Atlético de Madrid. The 29-year-old Slovenian midfielder has already faced the mattresses on two occasions defending the shirt of the Bayer Leverkusen and knows how far the team can go Cholo Simeone.
No one better than Kampl at RB Leipzig to talk about the level of the rojiblanco team. “Atlético is what you could call a very intense team of footballers. Good footballers, yes, but especially players who can get there. Many people in Germany forget the quality that Atlético has. They forget that approach. It is extremely difficult to play against them. I know the team from two rounds of the Champions League with Leverkusen… ”, He explained on RB Live.
A midfielder who does not expect a tie with many goals. “He Athletic It is a team that defends very well, so there is hardly a space to enter and then they fight back very well. So they did against him Liverpool, after all the champion, fell in the round of 16. The team also has a lot of experience and knows how to play matches at the highest level. It is a ‘bone’ for us, but we have nothing to lose. There are more options in one match than in two. If we have a great day, we can eliminate them, ”he said.
They already have a plan for measuring mattresses and they know how they have to do it. “I don't think a particular game is always good. Sure, that's their way and they've been doing it for years. It is clear that it is better to be faithful to your principles and focus on what you are good at. There would be no point in trying to play like another style in two weeks. We have a plan that we will follow. And it goes without saying that we will help each other. We will all be at the top when the referee starts the game, “he said of the match against Atlético de Madrid.