Champions League time for Atalantawho will face Celtic at the Gewiss Stadium on the third day of the Champions League. The objective will be to reach 7 points in the standings after the first two matchdays, given the 4 points scored in the first two against Arsenal and Shakhtar Donetsk. Gian Piero Gasperinicoach of the Dea, knows that the moment is good and in his press conference on the eve of the day, which we present to you in full, he analyzed some factors: “These last two victories have changed the rankings, but this is another competition. points start to be heavier on the third day, we already have the opportunity to consolidate a better ranking in the Champions League too.”
Every match is a challenge. Will tomorrow be more of a battle or more of a football match?
“As always, I hope for a good and enjoyable football match. Then there is always a competitive component that must stay within the limits of the regulations, but they are two teams used to this. Celtic are a team used to playing to win, they have some fast players, we will have to play an excellent match to try to win this match. The players have similar characteristics, they attack with many men, we will have to be very good at keeping up with their speed, their ability to score many goals.” .
How do you prepare for a match against a team that has had two very different ends in the first two games?
“In the Champions League you have to be careful because there are some top teams against whom if you make a mistake in a game you can really concede a goal, there are teams that have very high values in attack. We will never make the mistake of taking into account a match that went badly. be very careful.”
The situation regarding the injured?
“We have to see the last training session today, we have an emergency in defence, especially Hien and Kolasinac (flu), we’ll see today.”
A judgment on Retegui?
“We have already said everything and more. He can do even more, he can still grow.”
What do you think of Brendan Rodgers?
“Celtic is an offensive team, like those who aspire to win. If you want to win you have to score goals, they are a great team in Scotland, it is right that their football is offensive. In the Champions League there are very strong teams, when we did the first experiences in which we conceded many goals, then we learned something, but we never gave up our way of seeing football.”
At what stage is Godfrey’s inclusion?
“The ones who go on the pitch are the ones I choose at the moment.”
Where does this team fit in?
“We discover our place every year through evolution, the inclusion of new players. We hardly manage to follow up on the previous season, we discover everything by playing, we certainly have to grow and improve each time. This year we are on the same page wave, we started with some results, but the negative one was against Como. In Turin we played a good match, the Champions League is the competition that also helps us improve in the championship they help us make leaps in quality.”
Some of his colleagues started the conference by talking about training.
“The only uncertain situations we have are in the defense department, for the rest we are the ones on Sunday. We always try to play with the right spirit, we will try to put it on the field tomorrow too.”