The Spanish international suffered the heartache of losing in the UEFA Europa League final against Atletico Madrid and stated that he will give his best in the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona.
The inspirational duo of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-c11058 Ribas da Cunha combined together to lead Atletico Madrid to UEFA Europa League glory, leaving behind rivals Athletic Bilbao in their dust.
After being dumped at the hands of Los Rojiblancos, the Basque entity finds themselves in a similar position but against a much formidable opponent in the form of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604.
Ahead of the much awaited encounter, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Llorente-c13671 came out in the media and talked about the aura in Athletic Club’s dressing room and their chances of lifting the Spanish knockout domestic club competition.
He stated that they failed in dealing with the pressure against Atletico Madrid and paid dearly for it. The Basque national added that they were dejected after accruing the first goal and could not come back into the match afterwards.
"There was a lot of pressure in the game, but Atletico dealt with this," Llorente said while talking to Catalan sports daily, Sport.
"The problem was that they started strong and got an early goal. We had chances to draw level, but at 2-0 our hearts sank and they were fair winners.”
"We hope to draw all possible conclusions from this game and learn from our mistakes."
"The defeat against Atletico means we will come out without any fear. In this case we will play against a better team, but the best team do not always win.”
"We must be optimistic, and believe there is nothing to lose and give everything, because if we play at 100 per cent we have a chance," he said.
Despite the negative series of result accumulated by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-c23554 Bielsa’s men in their final run in, Llorente is confident the San Mames-based outfit can live up to their established high standards against Barcelona.
The prolific Spanish international stated that they cannot fear their esteemed rivals or else they are giving up on their dreams of lifting the Copa del Rey trophy. He reckoned that Los Leones have one way forward and that is to go into the match with full
confidence and hope for the best.
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