UEFA Champions League finalists from last season, Madrid "Atletico" football players arrived in England, where they will try to finish the work started in the Spanish capital before facing "Leicester City".
The first Champions League quarter-final match in Madrid ended with a victory for "Rojiblancos" with a score of 1-0, so the "foxes" still have good chances to fight for a place in the semifinals. Head coach of "Atletico" Diego Simeone does not expect an easy fight here, as the opponents have been showing good athletic form lately.
"Leicester" is returning to form - in the last six or seven matches they have been resembling the Leicester that won the Premier League last season. It's no secret that in some aspects of the game we are similar. I think this match will be similar to the games that took place in Spain - a lot of hard fighting and small game details that will determine the result," said D. Simeone.
"I am most happy that my team competes in all tournaments and every player tries to give their all. We expect a great atmosphere in Leicester. "Leicester" feels very strong at home, but we will choose a game plan that could cause many problems for the opponents," concluded the strategist.
Meanwhile, "Leicester" coach Craig Shakespeare demands character from his team. According to the strategist, the result achieved so far is not bad, but the team should not think about it, as they have a chance to go further.
"There are no matches in football where you can just come and simply take the win. We all want the players to smile and enjoy the game. That's the best you can get from them, but we also have to stay alert and clever if we want to win this match. You must have a spark in you that leads you forward, but you also have to remain cool in certain situations, be smart. We all know that just sitting around for 90 minutes won't be enough - we need to stand out. We will start the match as underdogs, but we don't worry about that," said C. Shakespeare.
"Leicester" and "Atletico" will clash their weapons today at 21:45 Lithuanian time.
