Defense Leader of the Bologna, Sam Beukema is ready to take on the joys and difficulties of this new Serie A season that has just begun, which also includes participation in the Champions League. The 25-year-old Dutchman himself says so in the interview given to Sports Courier on newsstands today: “Last season? A wonderful year for a unique group. And it’s not like we suddenly realized that something big was happening. No click. We simply beat Lazio, then Roma. We won with Atalanta, with Inter in the Coppa Italia. And in short, inside our heads, little by little, the awareness took shape. And here we are in the Champions League. We had dreamed it, we woke up and it was reality”.
Continuing on the very high level that a competition like the Champions Leagueespecially with the new format: “I have never played in the Champions League and it’s a completely new experience for the club too. However, the formula has been revolutionised and not even the other teams know it. We are obviously excited”.
But the concept of fear does not exist: “We are here to improve, in the Coppa Italia as well as in the Champions League. As for me, I would like to face Real Madrid immediately. Find out what I am capable of against Mbappé and Vinicius, the best strikers in the world”.