The experienced ariete of the Athletic of Madrid, Fernando Torres, has been interviewed during the gala that the Association of the Sportive Press of Madrid (APDM) this Monday, speaking on the eliminatory of semifinals of Glass of the King 2016-17 against the FC Barcelona, whose party of gone will play this same Wednesday in Vicente Calderón.
"We expect to achieve the victory in front of our people in front of the Barcelona"
"It would be the perfect brooch a final of Glass in the Calderón and that was the Athletic of Madrid. It would be very beautiful for the club and for the fans", has commented in first instance Torres, that trusts the possibilities of the group colchonero. "We are with confidence in what we do. Now it arrives the part of the season that more likes us to all, in which they decide the titles and have in front to one of the best teams of the world. Have all the ingredients for ilusionarnos and to have confidence".
On the FC Barcelona, is conscious that it is the favourite on the paper, and that it will be complicated to achieve a good result in front of the ones of Luis Enrique. "To a team like this no can him have taken the measure, but is true that gives us some confidence know that we have won them does no long and that find a way to win them. But this does not want to say at all".
The Athletic, convinced to be able to win to the Barça
"We expect to achieve the victory in front of our people and that this give us the possibility to play the turn as it would like us. We have to be compact, play like block, together", thinks, ensuring that it bets "by the Athletic", as it could not be of another way.
"I bet always by the victory of the Athletic, go out to the field to win and this time will not be different. As all the athletic, that fill the Calderón and do us live a magic night, I bet by the Athletic independently of the rival. The Athletic has accustomed to play against rivals like the Real Madrid or the FC Barcelona, the biggest of Europe and this is that they are doing the things well because it is arriving to the last phases and has showed that the team is able to win things".