TURIN (ITALPRESS) – “This is an important challenge. We all know that. It will be a big game, to be played to the maximum. We have to respect the opponent and play with great intensity. We have to defend and attack all together to hit our goal, which is to win and go to the round of 16.” Thus, in a press conference, Thiago Motta, Juventus coach, on the eve of the Champions League play-off first leg match at home against PSV. “They are a young team, which puts a lot of pressure on opponents. We have to be ready to face every situation. We know what to do to win: we are very focused. Too many close engagements? We must not look for excuses. We are a young team, too, and we must always be ready for important matches like the one against PSV. We suffered against them in the last challenge, tomorrow we will need pace and dynamism,” added Motta. “The resilience of the group has increased. In the last match we won despite not playing at our best and this is a positive sign. I am very happy with Koopmeiners. He always trains at his best, has played in different roles and is growing, along with the whole group,” the HCL coach later explained. Still on individuals, then, eyes on Kolo Muani, Vlahovic and Cambiaso: “Randal was very good in the first outings but his teammates were equally good in putting him in the best conditions. Dusan so far has done so much for the club. If he is of the match tomorrow he will do well, otherwise in the near future he will certainly give us a big hand. Andrea for tomorrow night will still be absent. “On the same wavelength the HCL captain, Manuel Locatelli: “Tomorrow will be a very important match. It will be crucial to approach it in the best way. It’s a young team theirs but they play very well.”- photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).
