Monchi: "It is not a group to be satisfied or happy"

MADRID, 25 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Sevilla FC's sporting general manager, Ramón Rodríguez Verdejo, 'Monchi', made it clear that "this is not a group to be satisfied or happy with", but he said that they must be "positive" after being placed in group G of the 'Champions' along with Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund and Copenhagen.

"Being in the pots of the 'Champions League' you can hardly get affordable rivals, but our group is probably one of the most complicated," Monchi analyzed, in statements to the club's media.

"City raises its level with the signing of Haaland, Dortmund maintains the block and they have replaced him with Modeste. Copenhagen may seem like Cinderella but yesterday they eliminated the Turkish champion, they alternate physicality with technique and it will be complicated," he commented. .

"It's not a group to be satisfied or happy about, but we have to try to be positive to try to classify ourselves among the first two. After so many consecutive years in Europe there is almost no rival that we don't know. Now we debut with Copenhagen. We have to face it with positivism, morale and spirit that Sevilla always has to try to give everything in order to be in the round of 16", he continued.

Asked about the calendar for this campaign, very tight due to the World Cup in Qatar, he recalled that there will be "less rest and that will affect". "Once this starts after FC Barcelona it will be an absolute maelstrom, but that's what the squads are for, to be able to alternate and rotate and face everything with guarantees," he said.

Lastly, Monchi ended by speaking about the closing of the market: "The president already said this Wednesday, we are always attentive to the market until August 31. We have 24 licenses, only one free to acquire. We are working on different scenarios to be able to continue improving the team," he concluded.