The Borussia Monchengladbach sporting director admitted that a winning start to the UEFA Europa League is very important.
The Foals will kick-start their UEFA Europa League campaign against Cyprian side http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AEL-Limassol-c38226 on Thursday, September 20, at the Tsirion Stadium. The side were knocked-out of the UEFA Champions League after they lost the qualification
play-off to Dynamo Kiev.
Lucien Favre’s side are drawn into a tough group which has the likes of Olympique Marseille, Fenerbahce and AEL Limassol in Group C of the Europa League. The team has been in mixed form this season in the league also and it will
be a tough task to travel Limassol in mid-week.
The club’s sporting director stated that the Bundesliga is a different competition to the Europa League and claimed that the weekend loss to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/1-FC-Nuremberg-c38162 will not affect his side as they are determined to perform and will learn
from their mistakes.
The chief wants the side to prove their worth in the clash and wants the players to make a strong comeback. He warned the team against any complacency and played down that Gladbach are favourites to win the game.
“The Europa League is a different competition than the Bundesliga, so it is a very different game. Of course we have to forget the errors against Nurnberg. The team will have to prove itself again. We are not so presumptuous as
to say that we are the big favourites,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
Eberl added that Limassol cannot be taken lightly at any cost as they have the potential to beat any team in Europe at home. He wants an impressive performance from his side and is looking forward to a winning start.
“No one must believe that they can be relaxed even one per cent. We basically want to win every game, no matter who the opponent. A victory in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cyprus-c2881 would be, of course, a very good starting point for us in front of the two home
games in the Europa League,” he concluded.
Borussia Monchengladbach have to home games against Fenerbahce and Marseille after clash against AEL Limassol in the Europa League.
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