Olympique Marseille visits Sporting Lisbon for the third day of the league phase of the Champions League. For Luis Suárez it will be a special match, but not because he faces a club he played for a long time ago but because it is a commitment to the most important club tournament on the old continent.
“It’s a special match because it’s the Champions League, that’s always been in my head. It’s special because it’s that tournament and because it’s been difficult for me to get back into that type of match. It’s nice when you come from below and reach the top European competition. The Champions League is palpitating all week. Later Marseille was a club I was in, but until then“said the Colombian.
In the press conference prior to the game this Wednesday at the Jose Alvalade (2:00 pm Colombia), the Colombian spoke about his fleeting time in French football, as he wore the colors of Marseille only in the second half of 2022, stage in which he scored three goals and gave one assist in 11 appearancesbut only three as a starter. However, he does not blame third parties for his bad time at that club, although he believes that they were patient with him.
“I always take the positive side. I arrived in a new country, a new league, I made my debut in the Champions League with Marseille. I played a little as a starter, I scored some goals, I gave some assists. I think I was prepared football-wise, but not mentally for that club. He wasn’t very patient with me, but I focused more on the fact that I wasn’t prepared.; I don’t look for excuses from third parties, the responsibility was mine and I was right to step aside to continue my career with another team,” said the forward.
The duel, its present and the comparisons with Gyökeres
Previous game analysis: “We try to think about ourselves, the keys to the game and do things well. We have a great rival in front of us who is coming in at a great time, but being in full shape and fully active with and without the ball, we can win the game. Marseille has great players, they have made an incredible squad, they have strengthened themselves in the best way. But it is just another game, they are players and they have two legs like us. It will be a nice game for the spectator.”
His great present: “I am in the best moment of my career and my life. There are things missing to fill the gaps that I have, but I work on it every day. I have come to Sporting to be happy, I have been from the first moment; the people have made me feel comfortable, my family is delighted. I have had bad years, but right now on a personal level it is totally fulfillment.”
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El relevo de Root: “The comparison is inevitable after what Victor did here. As a player and as a person I take it in the best way, it is a nice challenge because you have to have a lot of personality to get into this club after a two-time championship, titles and what Victor did for the team. I was mentally prepared for this and I am enjoying it to the fullest.”
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