Europa League, Leverkusen: Seoane “Absences give us energy”

Energy, Gasparri:

(ANSA) – BERGAMO, MARCH 16 – “It is the most important match for both teams, who have the ambition to go through”.

Gerardo Seoane, coach of Bayer Leverkusen, presents the return of tomorrow’s round of 16 at the BayArena against Atalanta, complaining of important absences. “There will be no Schick, Wirtz and Frimpong, who are injured against Cologne. It is a sad situation, but it can bring us energy: we are ready to take on our responsibilities – he explains -. Andrich will return, however, which is an important factor. , very strong in duels and in aerial play. Fosu-Mensah has just returned from eight months out, let’s see if he will start from right-back and how many minutes he can play. “

On the Nerazzurri from Bergamo, a few words: “The first leg confirmed our expectations on the opponent, strong, intense and aggressive. Muriel knows how to create opportunities, jumping the man; Malinovskyi, Freuler and Koopmeiners possess the shot from outside and know how to fit in. Even if at times we played well in Bergamo, we need to be more constant and concentrated – the Swiss coach closes -. We must adapt and be flexible: the challenge must be faced to win it, not immediately, but within the 90 ‘. well managed in the game phases: tomorrow there will be 20 thousand spectators, 75% of the capacity, we want to win for them too “. (HANDLE).

Source: Ansa

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