The Slovakian national expresses his views on the upcoming UEFA Europa League tie against the Spanish outfit and warned the Loko against Fernando Llorente.
Lokomotiv Moscow will take on Athletic Bilbao in the upcoming UEFA Europa League tie at Luzhniki stadium, Moscow.
The Parovozy defender, Jan Durica, has admitted to the difficulty in the upcoming European encounter against the Spanish outfit and assured the fans of ninety minutes of gruelling action.
The Railroaders will now compete in the round-of-32 against Bilbao on the back of a successful group stage. In the European campaign so far, Lokomotiv have only suffered defeats against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/RSC-Anderlecht-c40394.
“We know we have a difficult task to do against Athletic. The Spanish outfit is really dangerous on the counter attack and they can play fast football.
“Furthermore they have fantastic players like Llorente. We are up against a team that has reached the cup finals in Spain.
"But we will stick to our game plan and all depends on how we play our game at home. We are ready physically and psychologically. We should act smarter than the opponents. They will have difficulty playing in harsh Russian weather."
The former Artmedia Bratislava player was quoted as saying.
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Though the Moscow-based club have strengthened themselves in almost every area of the pitch, during the winter transfer window, the signing of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roman-Pavlyuchenko-c31639 has been the most prominent one, which ultimately sealed the headlines.
Durica revealed that Lokomotiv still need to do a lot of home work before they come face-to-face against Los Leones. He went on to admit that the Spanish outfit has a lot of quality players and warned the defensive line against
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The prolific striker has managed to score in the European campaign twice this season already. Aside from the cup tournament, Llorente has impressed domestically, having scored 12goals in 18 outings.
The former Saturn Moscow Oblast stopper has called for fans' support, urging them to support their team despite bad weather conditions. Durica assured them of reaching the quarter final of the continental tournament.
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