Dani Olmo: "You can never rule out Germany"

MADRID, 26 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Spanish international Dani Olmo has assured that Germany can "never" be "ruled out", despite their defeat in the World Cup debut in Qatar against Japan, and has stated that this Sunday's game against them is "a final " for both, in addition to emphasizing that the objective of 'la Roja' is to "play seven games".

"It was the first game; it was lived with a lot of emotion and happiness, but you have to be calm. A final awaits us and there is still a long way to go. The goal is to play seven games, we have one of seven, and we are going for the second," he declared. at a press conference. "We are good, motivated and happy for the first victory, but knowing that we still haven't done anything. We need to beat Germany and that's what we're going to do," he added.

In this sense, he warned of the danger of the German team despite what happened on the first day. "Germany has some casualties like Werner, but you can never rule it out at all. Even though they lost the first game and they only need to win, they have players and quality to recover. We have to continue focused on ours: if we win we'll be in the round of 16 and that is our goal," he said.

Thus, he stressed that they are "under a lot of pressure" and that they assume the game as "a final", just like 'La Roja'. "The German mentality is winning and ambitious. They will face it as a final, as it is. We have to be focused on ours, which is what we have done, and we are not going to change," he stressed.

"Germany also wants to dominate the game, to have the ball, in that sense it can also be similar to ours; Hansi Flick also wants to have it, at Bayern he already showed it. We know what they play, but they also know us well. We have to be centered in the small duels and to win them", continued. "We are a team that plays with the ball and does damage with it, we've always had that mentality. It's going to be a tough and beautiful battle to watch," he continued.

In another order of things, the Leipzig striker did not want to assess a possible tie with Brazil. "Talking now about a hypothetical meeting in the quarterfinals makes no sense. In the World Cup, if you want to go far you have to beat the best teams in the world and you have to face it with the same mentality," he explained.

Finally, Olmo recalled how the last weeks before reaching the World Cup were like. "When I didn't know the extent of the injury, I lived it with concern, but from the second or third day I already knew that the deadlines were good. I prepared myself to be 100% ready for the World Cup. I feel very well physically and personally, I'm prepared for everything," he concluded.