Philippe Clement remained remarkably positive despite a very difficult draw. “We put the handicap very high for second this season. And I still want to go for it. It has become more difficult of course, but we have already proven against Real Madrid and PSG that we can play good football against those teams. I want to see six Matches where the club shows courage and does everything in its power to win. If you believe in that, incredible things can happen in sports. We will play those matches to get points, not to get Messi’s shirt or to be happy because he plays in our stadium. Players who are just happy to play Against those teams they won’t get on the team bus.”
Mixed feelings with President Bart Verhaghi. On the other hand: the fans love this, our players get a unique opportunity to measure themselves with the absolute best players. I remain confident that we will do well and will defend the club with dignity. We We keep getting as many points as we can. Ok, you have to stay rational of course. But let’s just try. With a little luck… and take care of it of course. Then we’ll see where we end up.”
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