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Lopetegui, coach of the Seville, believes that the rival that his team will face this Wednesday in the fourth day of the group stage of the Champions, the Chelsea, is one of the strongest on the continent and has a squad made to be a champion. Not surprisingly, Londoners have spent more than 200 million euros on transfers. However, Sevilla, who already qualified for the round of 16 last week in Russia, want the first place in group E.
“The game for us is a major challenge, exciting. It's a difficult game against a team designed to win the Champions League, for me the best offensive team in the Premier. It is going to be a tremendous challenge for us. It is a well-oriented, well-managed team, with great players and we are very excited about the possibility of playing that first momentary place, because there is another game left. It gives us enthusiasm, desire and motivation to be able to have a great game, ”explained the former national coach at the official UEFA press conference.
Lopetegui has confirmed that De Jong and Ocampos have discomfort that they dragged before the game in Huesca and has ensured that he will wait until the last moment to make a count, since injuries are punishing his squad, apart from two players like Bono and Carlos Fernández separated by Covid-19.
Plan a different match to the first leg
The Gipuzkoan coach does not believe that the duel is like the one that both teams played in London, which ended in a goalless draw. “I look forward to the same rival in terms of quality, intensity and motivation. Then the games are like melons, until you open it … I expect an intense, very aggressive rival. And we have to be willing to overcome all the football difficulties that a rival of the sporting and collective level of Chelsea is going to put us. We have to see how to counteract what Chelsea are going to propose to us, which is going to be a lot ”.
The one from Asteasu did not reveal who will occupy the left side with the losses of Escudero and Acuña. In Huesca it was done by a central defender like Rekik, but Lopetegui did not give clues: “It is one more option, which we use on Huesca day and we will be able to use in future matches. Tomorrow we will have to count to see the assets that are, we have not yet decided on eleven. Karim is an option and we will analyze everything seeing how the boys are tomorrow ”.