MADRID, 13 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Sevilla FC’s coach, Julen Lopetegui, highlighted the team’s morale, which he hopes to be in “fullness” in a “few” weeks, while they must compete in the Champions League this Wednesday against Copenhagen in a duel they face with “a lot of illusion” in search of his second victory so far this year.
“We have to transmit a bit of temperance to the boys. The season is very long, when everyone is in full swing in a few weeks, the team will have more alternatives. While we have to compete and win in Europe, which is always very difficult. To compete there is to be motivated but calm”, said Lopetegui in the press conference prior to the duel in Denmark.
In this line, the Sevillian coach hopes to continue on the path of victory, after getting the first win last Saturday against RCD Espanyol, although they must focus on Europe. “We are very excited and eager to win. What I notice in the group is a very great illusion. It is very difficult to qualify. Last season we suffered a lot to achieve it. We want to honor this competition by playing a good game and with the feeling of winning the competition,” he said.
“Winning is always important. It makes you work with a different energy, but tomorrow we have a new game. It’s a game where we play against an excellent rival in their stadium, a team that has eliminated the Turkish league champion and has only lost two 13 games at home against Real Madrid and Chelsea”, added Lopetegui about Copenhagen, third in the group after their defeat (3-0) against Borrussia Dortmund.
The coach reiterated the difficulty of playing against the Danish team, which he knows from the Europa League. “Two years ago he was eliminated by Manchester United in the quarterfinals. And in ‘Champions’ he has always played good games here. With individual talent and important collective feeling,” he said.
Asked about the importance of the match, to continue with opportunities in the group stage, Lopetegui was clear. “Each game is very important because there are only six qualifying games, and right now there are five left. The accounts are made at the end, but this is not the time to think about that,” he concluded.
He also referred to Thomas Delaney, a midfielder who played for Copenhagen for six and a half seasons. “He will help us without a doubt. He knows this environment well, we love him very much and I am sure he will be at his best level this season. He has an important challenge this year to take a step forward in many things. We will help him to do so,” he said. .