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17.11 – Extremely successful in defense Goddess, Berat Djimsiti he is one of the two players chosen byAtalanta to support Gasperini in the press conference on the eve of the Europa League final against Bayer Leverkusen. Live text by TMW.
5.51pm – The press conference begins.
How do you stop a team like Leverkusen?
“With the whole team, this is our philosophy: it will be important to stay united, defend well on the pitch.”
Are you realizing what you have done, the importance of this match?
“Now that I have entered this stadium I see that tomorrow will be an important match, even seeing so many journalists here gives me this feeling. The coach said something true, there was no time to think about the future because we had so many matches. he realizes at the end of the season.”
Tomorrow you start as underdogs this time, can that be an advantage?
“I don’t know if we were favorites against Juventus, they’re a great team used to finals. Tomorrow I don’t think there are favourites, we’ll think about ourselves.”
Unbeaten Leverkusen: can it be a burden for the Germans?
“It may be, but the desire to be the first to beat them can also be a boost for us. We will try.”
How have you seen Atalanta grow in recent years?
“We have seen many players come and go: De Roon and I are always the same, but I think that the thing we have always had inside is the awareness of always wanting to improve. It is the coach’s path, that of making the players stronger and stronger. possible. In all these years, experience also plays its part, this is a very important awareness of being us in Europe”.
On a personal level, how much do you feel you have matured?
“I think that certainly in many things, with all these years of experience with Atalanta, they give us the awareness of being competitive. I haven’t set limits for improvement, I think it went well and as a team there is no end. It can always improve.”
5.56pm – The press conference concluded.