AEK still has one more obstacle to overcome in order to qualify for the Champions League, its own Antwerpwhich he faces on Tuesday (22/8, 22:00) away from home, in the first match between them.
THE Orbelin Pineda spoke at the press conference ahead of the match, where he emphasized the enormous value that a qualification to the tournament’s groups would have, while he referred to the great quality of the Belgians and the effort that will have to be made by AEK so as to exclude them.
In detail what he said:
“I think the coach told us everything. We studied the opponent and him separately, but also us separately. We will do our best to play a good game, it won’t be easy.”
On how mentally ready the team is after qualifying with Dinamo Zagreb: “The truth is that it was an intense, powerful and emotional game. I believe that the matches with Antwerp will be something similar. We will give our best, we want the best possible which is the qualification”.
On how he and his teammates see the prospect of participating in the Champions League: “Of course it’s a dream for every player. From where you are at home and you see them, have the possibility to play. It’s moving, beautiful and motivates you to give your best to be there.”
On whether he expects more difficult games with Antwerp than with Dinamo: “These are two very good teams. That’s why they were in the Champions League qualifiers. What we know is that we will have to give 100% to achieve our goal and qualify.”
Source: Sport Fm
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