BERGAMO (ITALPRESS) – “To us tomorrow will be a magical, beautiful night, that we want to enjoy. It is a dream to be in the eighth and to face such a strong team, one of the strongest in the world and perhaps the most fit in Europe. We know their strength but dreams exist to live them and we want to live it in open eyes. We want to play it, be competitive, put them in trouble. We are in our house and we want to repeat the performance seen with Borussia Dortmund”. Raffaele Palladino tries to lighten the tension on the eve of the course of the eighty Champions that will see tomorrow the Atalanta host the Bayern Munich.
The Goddess is the last Italian raced in Champions “and it is a reason for great pride, a good satisfaction. They’re all gonna feed us? Let’s hope this push is good. We do not want to limit ourselves – says Palladino – we want to play it knowing that they are a really strong team, we have studied it and it was also nice to do it.”.
The technician knows that the Bayern “has few weaknesses, it will be a game where to cure all the details. They have great individuality, in front they attack the depth but we must not be drenched, we must be ourselves, without ever lowering the rhythm but raising the intensity: it is our strength, our DNA. It’s a mission game impossible but beautiful to face, I saw the kids focused but quiet in preparing the race – he continues – I would have liked to be here with all available, in attack without Raspadori and De Ketelaere we miss something, Ederson and Scalvini are fundamental for us but I’m not used to complain, I don’t look to those missing but to those who are there and I am sure they will give everything for this jersey”.
And the fact that the Atalanta got a bit distracted in the championship in view of the Champions, Palladino said: “We didn’t break the plug, there was the false step with Sassuolo but with Udinese we made a great comeback.”.
Mario Pasalic, one of the protagonists of the remonta against Borussia Dortmund, will be exalted in the great challenges. “We know to face one of the best teams in the world, among the favourites to win the Champions. We will try to put everything we have to do another business, we want to live another magic night. We have prepared it well, they also have some weakness and we will try to exploit it – adds the Croatian midfielder – We must be brave and play our cards. It’s 180 minutes, tomorrow’s the first time and we’ll have to set the ground up and then make another company back.”.
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