Gian Piero GasperiniAtalanta coach, spoke at Sky Sports to present the big Champions League match scheduled for tonight against Real Madrid. These are his statements, also on the comparison with the Dea defeated 2-0 in the European Super Cup in August blancos by Ancelotti: “It’s a wonderful match for Bergamo. We will find an environment full of enthusiasm, the most successful team in the world. There is great anticipation and euphoria. We have to be careful, Real Madrid is a very strong and high-level team. They said who was in crisis but I don’t think there will be many champions, Ancelotti on the bench. It will be a tough match.”
On how Atalanta gets there: “Atalanta gets there in the best possible way, this can be an advantage but also a brake. We must not play with too much confidence, we must be concentrated and attentive. The more you win the more hungry you become to win, we are aware of this, but we must getting into it every game. The fact that we play every three days doesn’t help us recover.”
On how to prepare for a match like this: “I have to work on everything, it’s not so easy to recover your nervous energy. You have to be able to give your best every time.”
On the defeat in the European Super Cup against Real Madrid: “All summer we thought that playing this match with Real Madrid was the ultimate goal for Atalanta, but here we are. The month of August was complicated, turbulent, and we didn’t get to the Super Cup in the best way. Despite this, for an hour we played an excellent match. We have improved in the league and in the Champions League today.