Toril: “I'm sure we'll put in a good performance'
'We come here feeling really motivated and are excited and raring to go', declared Ivana.
Alberto Toril and Ivana shared their thoughts with the media in an online press conference ahead of Tuesday’s Women's Champions League quarter-final second-leg meeting between Real Madrid and Barcelona 6:45pm CET. The coach previewed the game in the following terms: “I'm sure that’ll put in a good performance. The girls are really excited and firmly believe that they’re capable of competing well. We already saw that in the first leg, which was pretty evenly matched and there were spells when we were on top. We're capable of putting in a good performance”.
'Coming up against Barcelona offers us a really good opportunity to improve and get closer to them. We've improved with every game and have come very close. The girls feel as if they’re capable of going all the way against them and we're ready to compete, perform well and try to get the win, which is what our club crest demands of us. Our DNA allows us to compete under any circumstances and I'm sure that we’ll perform well tomorrow”.
'Coming up against Barcelona offers us a really good opportunity to improve and get closer to them. We've improved with every game and have come very close. The girls feel as if they’re capable of going all the way against them and we're ready to compete, perform well and try to get the win, which is what our club crest demands of us. Our DNA allows us to compete under any circumstances and I'm sure that we’ll perform well tomorrow”.
Ivana: “We made life very difficult for them in the first leg”
“We come here feeling really motivated and are raring to go and excited because we performed to a really high standard in the first leg, particularly in the first half, in which we scored, but we could’ve done more. We performed to the standard that everyone expected, made life very difficult for them and made them feel very uncomfortable”.
“I've never been lucky enough to play in front of so many fans, but we just have to forget about the setting. When you're out there on the pitch, you forget all about what's going on off it because you're so focused on performing well and following the game plan. What's going on off the pitch also motivates us because I'm sure that there’ll be some Real Madrid fans there too”.
“We come here feeling really motivated and are raring to go and excited because we performed to a really high standard in the first leg, particularly in the first half, in which we scored, but we could’ve done more. We performed to the standard that everyone expected, made life very difficult for them and made them feel very uncomfortable”.
“I've never been lucky enough to play in front of so many fans, but we just have to forget about the setting. When you're out there on the pitch, you forget all about what's going on off it because you're so focused on performing well and following the game plan. What's going on off the pitch also motivates us because I'm sure that there’ll be some Real Madrid fans there too”.