Juve, Thiago Motta: "Against Leipzig a good match, a great performance will be needed"

Leipzig, 1 October 2024 – First away impact for the Juve who will be busy tomorrow evening, on the second day of the Champions League, Leipzig against the Red Bull-owned team. A tough match that represents a good test after the victory over psv and that of Genoa, which unlocked the attack after three consecutive 0-0 draws. Thiago's mantra Motta does not change: concentration, commitment and attitude. The coach asks his players to give their all and another victory would give the Juve further chances to remain among the top eight to directly access the round of 16. It will also be a challenge between tough defenses.

Motta: “It will be a great match”

It looks like it will be a great match between two fit and well-organised teams. Leipzig has started well in the league, is close to Bayern, and in the Champions League debut he was narrowly defeated by Atletico Madrid away: at home he will want to make a good impression. Over the weekend, in the Bundesliga, a clear 4-0 victory over Augsburg; he will have to be careful. "It will be a good match against a competitive team - the words of Motta – Leipzig play good football and apply a lot of pressure and we will have to give continuity to the game and control the ball. We will need to attack well to cause them problems”. Not only attack, because tomorrow two of the best defenses in Europe will face each other given that the Leipzig is at 2 goals conceded in the championship: "Two solid teams that do not back down, we will need a great performance to play good football. We will need great quality with the ball at our feet". And then, obviously, attitude: "Concentration and maximum commitment are the basis", the response of MottaIn Genoa we saw a great midfield, with a beans qualitative and a koopmeiners growing strongly. Motta has many solutions: "All strong players who become even stronger when they play together and can play many roles. For us it's a great advantage". Alongside Motta there was also Cambiaso, one of those players who make Juve's game more fluid: "We're doing well and it's a good moment, we want to continue like this. It will be great to play a match like that and we'll have to be good at managing the pressure", the full-back's words. Maximum respect for the opponent, a strong team that shouldn't be underestimated: "They're a great team with great players, then they're hungry and they're complete. They're playing well and it will be a great match". And when asked if a spark has been ignited after the last victory Cambiaso he responded like this: “Let's hope, we have to continue the growth path and we already played a great match against Napoli as well as at Marassi”. A Juve that, as always, will try to keep the ball: “We want to have possession and they have a lot of legs, from this point of view we will have to be ready but the aim will be to have the ball to manage it in the best way”. Kick-off Wednesday 2 October at 21.

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