The Schalke striker has admitted that defeating the Spanish side will not be easy, ahead of their UEFA Europa League quarter-final clash.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Klaas-Jan-Huntelaar-c21175 has expressed his concerns over Bilbao’s recent form ahead of their Europa League quarter-final clash on Thursday, March 29, at the Veltins-Arena. The attacker stated that the Spanish outfit were outstanding
over the two legs against Manchester United and undoubtedly will be oozing with confidence.
The Dutchman mentioned that Schalke will have to make perfect use of their home game against The Lions if they want to progress further in the competition. Huntelaar advised his teammates to train extremely hard and make sure that
Bilbao do not get any chances especially when playing at the Veltins-Arena.
Bilbao defeated the Manchester United 3-2 in the first-leg at Old Trafford before beating them 2-1 in the second-leg at San Mames. Huntelaar opined that if Bilbao carry on playing in the same manner then it could get extremely
difficult for the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Royal-95-c40387 Blues to advance further.
Huntelaar applauded the way Bilbao stood in front of the resilient Red Devils in both the legs. He thought that their manager, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-c23554 Bielsa, has had a great impact on the side and the team has been playing brilliantly under him.
He added that a good result in the first game would give great confidence to the players for the return leg fixture in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011.
The former Real Madrid star believes that Bilbao have been improving and insisted that the team adapted http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604’s style of play against United in the previous round. He signalled a warning to his side ahead of their first-leg,
urging his teammates not to relax against the rejuvenated Lions.
While talking to a sports magazine, Kicker, the 28-year-old further added: "I saw Athletic against Manchester United. They played like Barcelona; it was extraordinary."
Schalke are currently fighting for a top-four finish in the Bundesliga and will next be up against fifth-placed Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, March 24. Huub Stevens’ side are ten points clear of Werkself at the moment and would
love to win in order to maintain their momentum going into Bilbao’s game next week.
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