We wish to prime spot, says Taylor

Gareth Taylor says Metropolis are motivated to complete prime of our Champions League group even when we safe qualification early towards Hammarby.

The Blues lock horns with the Swedish outfit on Thursday 21 November at 17:45 (UK) realizing we’ll seal development into the quarter-final levels with two video games to spare ought to we keep away from defeat.

That’s because of our 100% file within the competitors to date after three video games which has included memorable victories over Barcelona, St Polten and Martin Sjogren’s aspect.

If we’re to succeed in the last-eight, it should characterize our first look at that stage in Europe since 2021.

And Taylor reaffirmed his and the squad’s relentless want to win each Champions League match in Group D this time period.

“We really feel yet one more win will get us into the quarter-final levels, but it surely doesn’t cease after that,” he declared.

“We wish to end on the prime of the group and win each recreation on this implausible competitors,

“It’s been some time since we have been right here, and we’re having fun with the journey in the intervening time.

“That for us doesn’t change, it’s about profitable video games. We then go into the worldwide break on a excessive then stay up for the challenges that come earlier than Christmas.

“Once we received into the group levels and having finished so properly in Paris, the target then was to qualify for the subsequent stage.

“We wish to try this. We’re in a very good place to do this, however we wish to win each recreation.

“After this break, now we have the subsequent block of video games which completes the Champions League and clearly includes St Polten at residence and Barcelona away.”

Metropolis enter the fixture in Stockholm having suffered a slender within the Barclays Ladies’s Tremendous League final day trip.

It signalled our first lack of the time period in all competitions as a workforce lacking key gamers by damage, comparable to and , simply missed out on extending our unbeaten streak to 13 video games.

Nevertheless, Taylor says he’s been happy with the response he’s seen from his gamers because the outcome at Stamford Bridge.

He added: “We have got a number of bumps and bruises however we’ll put out a aggressive workforce tomorrow.

“I’ve been happy with the response since Chelsea, the margins have been tight in that recreation.

“Having the ability to prepare for previous couple of days has been good, we’ve put thought into the sport and wish to end on a excessive [before the international break].”

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