"I expect a clash like Inter or Madrid in the Copa del Rey"
Antoine Griezmann is patiently awaiting the Champions League quarter-final against Borussia Dortmund. He said he is expecting a "special" encounter and would like it to be like the one against Inter, which ended with the Spanish club qualifying for the next European round, or like the one against Real Madrid, which ended with Simeone's men in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals.
7 months ago
Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann said that for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Borussia Dortmund">Borussia Dortmund he expects "a very nice atmosphere, of special nights" at the Metropolitano.
Griezmann, who has scored six goals in eight games in this year's Champions League, is "overcoming" an ankle problem "with a lot of effort and a lot of work". "I'm feeling very well, so I'm going to work and try to get as well as possible for this last stretch of the season," said the French striker.
The Atletico player is facing a key week for the end of the season with the European game against Dortmund and next week's La Liga match against Girona.
"The most difficult thing is always to win. For me it's very important in all the games we have left, in La Liga and the Champions League. It makes me happy and that's what I'm aiming for personally, to win all the games we have left. It's a day-to-day job, but we have to do everything very well to finish as we deserve to," he added.
On the Champions League match against Borussia Dortmund, Griezmann stated that it will be "special" and "like against Inter, it's going to be a very complicated game". "They are very good, they come from beating Bayern and we have to be attentive to any detail.
"I expect a game like the one against Inter or the game against Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey, with us giving on the pitch what they want or expect from their team," he concluded.
Griezmann, who has scored six goals in eight games in this year's Champions League, is "overcoming" an ankle problem "with a lot of effort and a lot of work". "I'm feeling very well, so I'm going to work and try to get as well as possible for this last stretch of the season," said the French striker.
The Atletico player is facing a key week for the end of the season with the European game against Dortmund and next week's La Liga match against Girona.
"The most difficult thing is always to win. For me it's very important in all the games we have left, in La Liga and the Champions League. It makes me happy and that's what I'm aiming for personally, to win all the games we have left. It's a day-to-day job, but we have to do everything very well to finish as we deserve to," he added.
On the Champions League match against Borussia Dortmund, Griezmann stated that it will be "special" and "like against Inter, it's going to be a very complicated game". "They are very good, they come from beating Bayern and we have to be attentive to any detail.
"I expect a game like the one against Inter or the game against Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey, with us giving on the pitch what they want or expect from their team," he concluded.
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