In the details these matches are judged according to Youssef El Arabiwho emphasized that the Olympic stands with its value at this point in the Conference League.
At the same time, speaking at the press conference for the match against Aston Villa, he emphasized that if he needs to play he will help, but what he cares about is that the team does well.
On how they prepared for Olympiakos’ historic match against Aston Villa: “As soon as one arrives at this stadium one has to feel ready and motivated to play in this very important game. After this course we have taken we deserve to be here and nothing else is needed. We are here with our value, full of expectations and when you enter this stadium you understand that we are ready for this match”
As for Aston Villa conceding easy goals and if this is a good sign for the Olympiakos strikers: “We have done our preparation, we have watched videos like we do before every opponent and we know that we have to take advantage of every detail. These matches are decided in the details, it is very important to score tomorrow, even though away goals don’t count anymore. It will be an advantage for us if we score.”
On how they will manage as a team to stop Ollie Watkins who has 26 goals this year: “He is really a great player, but tomorrow is a different match. For us, the motivation is very high and we can’t wait to see who will manage to score first.”
On his goal against Arsenal and whether his return to an English pitch means anything to him: “These are nice memories, they are not forgotten and if tomorrow I need to help and score the qualifying goal, it would be nice to do it. But the important thing is for the team to play well, the players are motivated and we are looking forward to it”.
Source: Sport Fm
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