JORDÁN: "IF WE PLAY WITH THE SAME IDENTITY AS ALWAYS, WE KNOW WHAT TO DO"

08/03/2021

The Sevilla FC midfielder was confident in the squad's physical and mental level ahead of Tuesday's game in Germany

Joan Jordán was the player who featured in the pre-match press conference on the eve of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg fixture in Dortmund. The midfielder began by stating that "The team is aware of where we are and what we're here for, the present is now, it's tomorrow. We are conscious of the match that lies ahead and the team is committed to playing a great game. We believe in it, I have a lot of confidence in my team-mates and I'm convinced it will be a great game".

Jordán continued along the same lines, as he focused on his side's belief that they can put in a good performance tomorrow: "Starting from the premise that what we went through was tough, we're not going to fool ourselves, there have been moments during the season when we've been good. It's a special match, it's the Champions League Round of 16, we have a very precious opportunity, we believe in it and we know that, if we play with the same identity as always, then we know what we have to do. We are convinced that we will do them damage and that we will go for them".

"We are very excited about this match and I am convinced that the team will be ready"

The midfielder showed his confidence in his teammates and the whole club, despite the recent run of form: "We have the correct and necessary amount of anger, but from there we are really looking forward to tomorrow's game. The team is conscious of where we are, hopefully every bad spell will be when we're in the last 16 of the Champions League. I have true confidence in everyone, we are very excited about this match and I am convinced that the team will be ready". He also touched on the team's fitness: "I think the team is at 100%, physically. If we had gone through against Barcelona, we would surely be titans and we would be feeling very good. I think the team will be in a good place tomorrow, both physically and mentally, no doubt about it".

To finish, after speaking about the effect of playing behind closed doors, he briefly spoke about the game plan ahead of Tuesday's match in Dortmund. "Whatever game plan we come up with, we'll talk about it amongst ourselves, but we're really looking forward to tomorrow's game. The only thing that concerns me is playing well, and from then on we'll have our chances. We have to be a very strong and aggressive team without the ball to try to hurt them".