Musemić: Intelligence and collective will prevail, we can score against them

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - Sarajevo coach Husref Musemić said at today's press conference ahead of the second qualifying round second leg of the Europa League that Atalanta remains the favorite to advance, even though Sarajevo drew the first match (2:2), thus keeping a chance to progress.

Musemić said his players must pay special attention to the Italian team's attacking line.

- I have nothing new to say. Atalanta is still the favorite. We have a result that gives us hope. We will not lack motivation. It will be a match where intelligence and collective will prevail. We are a team that can score against anyone, but the question is how we will position ourselves when we lose the ball. Atalanta is strong, they have three excellent attackers, but we will not give up and will do everything to advance. We will have great support from the fans, which can be both good and bad if the players let the crowd carry them away - said Husref Musemić.

The Bordeaux team's coach then spoke about the style of play.

- It would be foolish to attack such a team with this result. I say we can score against anyone, but we must be good when we lose the ball. It is important that we are good, disciplined, and that players do not step out of the collective. As things stand, there will be no changes to the lineup compared to the match in Italy. 

Musemić is well informed about the developments in the Italian team.

- They will bring in two new players, Zapata and Freuler, at least that's the information we have. They have strong attackers, and our primary goal is to stop them and prevent them from getting goal-scoring opportunities.

Team captain Krste Velkoski also addressed the journalists.

- We have quality, we showed that there as well. We were down 2-0, came back, and showed we can play against anyone. We are a team for big things, we will show that tomorrow, I hope we will advance - said Krste Velkoski.