Atletica head coach Bilbao Ernesto Valverde spoke on the eve of the first match of the General Stage of the Champions League with London Arsenal. His words are given by the UEFA official website.

“I am glad to play in this tournament and we want to fight. We know that the difficulty is growing, opponents will not give us anything, but this is a good opportunity to check ourselves.

When playing one of the favorites of the tournament and the Premier League, you need to be extremely careful, use your capabilities and not miss many goals. They play very quickly, pressing you to the gate. This can be compared to Real Matches or Barcelona. You need to play perfectly against such teams.

Merino and Subimeni? They always played successfully. These are the same players who advocated Real Madrid. They started very well in the arsenal. They have qualities that allow themselves to declare themselves. They know us, and this is the advantage, but we also know them. Meeting with them is additional motivation for us, ”Valverde said.

The match between Atletica Bilbao and Arsenal will take place on September 16, at 19:45 Kyiv time.