Motta: We are not the candidates, but we will fight to the end

Juventus coach Thiago Motta has talked about the upcoming confrontation against Eindhoven in the Champions League, stressing the importance of the match and the need to provide a strong performance to ensure qualification.

The start of the match will start tomorrow, Tuesday, at ten o'clock in the evening, Cairo time, and eleven Mecca time.

Motta said: "It is an important confrontation and we all realize its difficulty. The players are working hard in training and they are ready for the match. We have to be united and able to impose our style, because our goal is clear and is to qualify for the round of 16."

He added: "We are facing a young team playing great football and with great courage. We have seen this in our previous confrontation in front of them, as we performed well, but we also suffered in some moments, we have to be ready for any scenario that might happen during the match."

He continued: "Many things have changed since the beginning of the season, and the team has become more harmonious, everyone works hard, and this is what makes me satisfied with the group, we want to continue to improve, and the biggest challenge is to provide a fixed performance at this decisive stage."

He continued: "Randal Cullo Manani made a great performance, but success is not achieved with his individual effort, the players help each other, and it is part of the team's system, Colo Manani adds a lot to its high quality, but it is not the only one who provides the addition."

On Copemenders, he said: "I have not said anything negative about him, since he was working hard and providing great levels, I am very happy with what he offers with the team, and I think he still has a lot to offer."

He pointed out: "We are not the candidate team, but this does not mean anything, what matters is the performance for 180 minutes. We have to fight at every moment of the match to achieve our goal, which is to cross to the next round."

And about Dosan Flisovic, he said: "Dosan is in good condition like the rest of the players, of course, everyone cannot play tomorrow, but the most important thing is the quality of performance and not the number of minutes, if he participates, I am sure that he will provide the addition, we believe in its capabilities and depend on it a lot in the future."