MADRID, 27 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The coach of Sevilla FC, Julen Lopetegui, has assured that Real Madrid, which they face this Sunday at the Santiago Bernabéu, has grown “in many things this year”, and they must play a “perfect” match if they want to have options to add against an opponent who has “speed and quality”.
“It is a complicated, difficult start, like all of them in Primera, but we are talking about Real Madrid, the leader of LaLiga and one of the best in the world. The complexity is there but the hope is also there, against a team that is in a very good moment and that gives the feeling of having grown in many things this year, “he declared at a press conference.
Despite everything, the Basque coach does not consider the duel against his former team to be final. “Talking about the finals on matchday 15 … It is an important, beautiful game, three points at stake against an opponent that we all know who he is, how he is competing and what players he has, but it generates a lot of enthusiasm and the healthy intention of achieving Those three points. There is no other way than to play at a very high level and give a very important version of ourselves. No one is going to take away our illusion and ambition, “he stressed.
“The type of game that we have to aspire to do is a perfect one in every way. To be able to compete with Real Madrid in their field you have to play a game at a very high level and for that we work. We are aware that the only way to win there it is by scoring at a very high level and that is what we aspire to. When it comes to defending we will have to do it very well because they have exceptional quality, speed and quality. Then we will have to attack them too, because to win we have to do everything right “, he analyzed.
Regarding the possible absences, Lopetegui acknowledged that they have “problems” in the form of “some long-term injuries and others with discomfort that they have not been able to train.” “We are still waiting. We are going to travel with 22 and with three of them waiting to see if we can count on them or not,” he said.
“If there are injuries, in the end you have to trust those who are going to enter and those who are. They are prepared and it is no exception. Everyone is excited, raising their hands and that is the only way to talk about the team. hence, we do not look much further because the rival is going to demand full concentration from us, “he concluded.