Alonso believes Sevilla deserved extra from their final encounter with Arsenal which resulted in a 2-1 win for the Gunners. (Credit: AFP)
Arsenal are high of the group after their 2-1 win at Sevilla a fortnight in the past, whereas Alonso’s males sit 4 factors behind them in third place with three video games to play.
Sevilla boss Diego Alonso has challenged his gamers to avenge their Champions League loss to Arsenal when the Spanish aspect meet the Gunners in an important Group B conflict on Wednesday.
Defeat for the reigning Europa League champions would go away their probabilities of reaching the Champions League knockout levels hanging by a slender thread.
Arsenal are high of the group after their 2-1 win at Sevilla a fortnight in the past, whereas Alonso’s males sit 4 factors behind them in third place with three video games to play.
Alonso believes Sevilla deserved extra from their final encounter with Arsenal and he desires his aspect to show a degree after they face the Premier League title chasers in north London.
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“We competed well, with an unfair result for me because we did more for the game,” Alonso instructed reporters on Tuesday.
Arsenal have misplaced two of their three home video games since beating Sevilla, with Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Newcastle an particularly painful outcome given the controversial nature of the Magpies’ winner.
Keen to not rile up Mikel Arteta’s aspect any additional, Alonso was respectful of Arsenal’s high quality, score them as one in every of Europe’s elite golf equipment in Europe,
“The game at a strategic and football level is complex,” Alonso stated.
“We are facing the fourth or fifth best team in Europe, they showed it last season, same in this one.
“It puts us in difficulties, but it also put us in difficulties two weeks ago.”
Sevilla shall be with out former Real Madrid star Sergio Ramos after the defender was dominated out with a calf damage.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – AFP)
