Valverde: Our goal is to win, and the difficulty of the Champions League is doubled compared to the UEFA Cup

September 16th News On Wednesday, Athletic Bilbao will usher in the Champions League match against Arsenal at home. Head coach Valverde talked about the topic of this game at a pre-match press conference.

Valverde smiled and said, "As a coach, I must remain calm. We are very looking forward to participating in this most important event of the international club. Our goal is to win, and we know that the difficulty of the Champions League is increasing geometrically compared to the UEFA Cup."

"Every team will go all out, and the pace, technical and tactical levels of the game are very high. This is also an opportunity to test the team's strength, improve yourself and compete better through this event."

"The support of fans is very important to us, and this should not be a burden. We hope to show our style in the first game, proving that we can compete in the European arena with the concept of Athletic Bilbao, although We are aware of the difficulties we face. "

The most recent encounter was in the preseason, when Arsenal defeated Athletic Bilbao 3-0: "They performed much better than us at the time, just like when they were against Barcelona or Real Madrid, we had to be vigilant, double our focus, and strive to be the dominant in the confrontation, which is the case in every UEFA Champions League. Since we want to participate in the Champions League, we must be prepared to face the challenge."

Athletic Bilbao has accumulated some experience from the UEFA Champions League last season, but Valverde realized that the Champions League is another level of game: "Only Laporte and Belchiche have participated in the Champions League before, and in these games, the team will not retain any strength."