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LOPETEGUI: "THERE ARE VERY FEW TEAMS WITH LILLE'S ATTACKING STRENGTH"

19/10/2021

The coach is expecting "a very tough match against the French champions"

On Tuesday evening, Julen Lopetegui, Sevilla FC coach, gave his pre-match press conference ahead of tomorrow's UEFA Champions League Group Stage match against LOSC Lille, the third match of six. He began by highlighting that "regardless of the table, I'm expecting a very tough match against the French champions. That says a lot about their collective and individual strength. We're coming here to play well and win. We have real enthusiasm and ambition. We will try to overcome the many adversities that we will face".

Lopetegui then commented on Jules Koundé's fitness ahead of the clash: "He was not available for us in Vigo and today we'll assess if he can be available tomorrow. It will depend on how he's feeling".

The coach also stated that "tomorrow's match does not make us think about what we've done before. That will not help us to win. We have to focus on attacking and defending well against a great side like Lille. There are very few teams with Lille's attacking strength, surely".

To finish, he spoke about his side's approach to the match: "We won't do anything differently to what we normally do. We'll take everything to the limit because we're playing away against the French league champions".