Gian Piero Gasperini joked that he want to win the treble with Atalanta after within the Champions League on Wednesday evening, and likewise gave his evaluation of his staff’s two potential opponents within the play-off spherical.
Gasperini was filled with pleasure in a second of reflection after , as a result of although his aspect have needed to accept a spot within the play-offs somewhat than the spherical of 16, he believes the match has been a beautiful expertise for his gamers and followers alike up to now.
La Dea got here from behind twice to earn a 2-2 attract Barcelona. Ederson and Mario Pasalic each hit well-taken targets to cancel out earlier efforts from Lamine Yamal and Ronald Araujo.
“There isn’t any comparability, we’re within the Champions League,” Gasperini advised the media throughout his post-match press convention, reported by way of .
“We are going to play towards both Sporting or Brugge, it’s not that we aren’t used to it, we performed within the Champions League for 4 years. This kind of sport helps the staff a lot, it’s how we interpret it.”
Gasperini: ‘We’re Atalanta, we should all the time be completely satisfied within the Champions League’
He continued: “We’re Atalanta, we should all the time be completely satisfied to play within the Champions League, to measure ourselves towards the very best groups in Europe. Now it’s solely Bayern of the large groups who we’re lacking. For us, it’s all been an incredible expertise, to listen to our followers singing in these stadiums.”
There was a short harm replace after Sead Kolasinac and Giorgio Scalvini have been withdrawn within the second half. It was a very merciless blow for the younger Italian, who needed to be stretchered off with a possible dislocated shoulder, not lengthy after his return from a cruciate ligament (ACL) harm.
“Kolasinac isn’t nice, and we’re sorry for Scalvini as a result of he has a shoulder downside, which is a danger. We’re so sorry it occurred like that, we don’t know if he should be operated on within the subsequent few days.”
And on Atalanta’s potential play-off opponents, Gasperini added: “Brugge and Sporting are robust groups, we’ve confronted the Biancoverdi 4 instances already. De Ketelaere has been telling us that the Belgians are coming off twenty consecutive successes. It was unimaginable to keep away from a troublesome staff prior to now, not to mention after.”
Gasperini was additionally requested about his Champions League ambitions provided that he has simply drawn towards the second-highest ranked staff within the competitors. He replied: Profitable the Champions League, or somewhat a treble can be higher,” he laughed.