First team

SARABIA: "AT HOME WE NEED TO COME OUT STRONG AND GET A GOOD RESULT FOR THE SECOND LEG"

11/12/2017

The Madrid-born star didn't hide his desire to keep the Champions League dream alive: "Sevilla FC deserves it and last year left us wanting more"

Pablo Sarabia evaluated the side's Champions League draw which will pit the side up against Manchester United. The midfielder praised the opponent's strengths but showed faith in Sevilla FC: "It's going to be a very competitive game. We know Mourinho prepares for knockouts very well but we have our chance and we're going to try and pull out all the stops to try and get through".

Sarabia also recognised there were two sides the team was looking to avoid but would still have competed against "The ones we didn't want in that regard were City and PSG - two teams tipped for the title - but if we'd have got them we would have given everything".

The versatile player put emphaisis on the importance of the first-leg in the Sánchez-Pizjuán: "We know that we'll have to come out really strong in the first leg and get a good result for the second because they're going to press us there and they'll have the advantage of playing the second leg at home"

To finish up, he showed his excitement (as well as the squad's) at the prospect of out-doing last season's campaign: "I'm one for achieving short-term targets and the closest one we have is getting through this draw. Sevilla FC deserves it and last year left us wanting more. We hope we'll be able to do it this year".