Buducnost continues the European season against Iceland's Breidablik, a team to which the people of Podgorica have to transfer the role of favorite. Both as the leader of the local championship, but also as a team that has already played 15 official games this season.
Respect and nothing more than that - the people of Podgorica are ready to show how much they can do in distant Iceland, coach Aleksandar Nedović says that the "Blues" have the quality to match their opponent in the second round of qualification for the Conference League.
- The rival's advantage is the greater number of games so far, he has played 15 of them this season. The Icelanders play with a lot of transition, with a lot of duels, and very little talent. We need to introduce the match into a rhythm that suits us, not to get into a "chase", but to try to get into a situation where we can fight for a good result through quality and great possession of the ball - said Nedović.
In the first round, Buducnost was the favorite against Lapi, and it justified that role without major problems (2:0 in Podgorica, 2:2 in Pristina), and in case it eliminates Breidablik in the third round of qualification, the rival would be better than Basaksehir from Turkey. ii Maccabi Netanya of Israel.
THE TEMPERATURE SHOULD NOT BE AN ALIBI
Tonight's duel starts at 21.15:XNUMX p.m.
- We have a goal, we know why we came all the way to Iceland. We expect a positive result, so let's do everything in Podgorica to jump over this obstacle and advance to the third round of qualifications - said the coach of the current winner of the Montenegrin Cup.
They will have the future and the support of the fans in Kopavogur.
- That will certainly mean a lot to us, after everything that happened in the last away game. We will try to draw energy from the presence of fans in moments when the weather conditions are not in our favor, because the difference in temperature compared to Podgorica is 30 degrees. That can be a problem, but it must not be an alibi - added Nedović before the clash with the team that recorded 13 wins, a draw and a loss this season.
RAŽNATOVIĆ: BREIDABLIK IS NOT A STRANGER
Breidablik may have been unknown in the beginning, now Budućnost is well prepared for tonight's opponent - claims left back Andrija Ražnatović.
- We are playing against a team whose championship is in full swing. That's an advantage for the rival, but I also see our chance somewhere in there - says Ražnatović and adds:
- We analyzed the opponent, the coaching staff prepared us and showed us all the details, and I think we prepared in the best possible way. It is certainly the advantage of Breidablik that it has played so many matches so far, but that way we also had more material to prepare in the best possible way. At first, Breidablik was unknown to us, but now it is definitely not, because we devoted ourselves to it as much as possible. On the other hand, maybe we are somewhat unknown to them - Ražnatović points out.
The fact that Breidablik is a typical Scandinavian team shows that there are only two non-Icelandic players in the team - they are the experienced Danish defender Mikel Kvist, and the Gambian offensive player Omar Sou, who plays under the flag of the United States of America.
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