Villareal coach Unai Emery praises Atalanta ahead of their Champions League meeting: ‘They are on the same level as Inter, Juventus and Milan.’
The La Liga side host La Dea in their opening Champions League match of the season tomorrow.
It kicks off at 20.00 UK time.
“When I analysed Atalanta, I thought ‘wow’. A different and smart team, training very well. If you look at the history of Atalanta, you see that it is something different than Villarreal,” Unai said at a press conference as per Calciomercato.com.
“They have more history, but not the same European tradition. However, there is constant growth also thanks to [Gian Piero] Gasperini. They are consolidating as one of the top clubs in Italy,” the former Arsenal coach continued.
“Atalanta is on the same level as Milan, Inter, Juventus and Napoli. We must respect them and adapt to how they play. We are eager to face this challenge with all our means.
“It would be great to start with a win. It’s a big challenge for Villareal, it’s the fourth time we play in the Champions League. We’ll try to win every game. It’s a short competition and Manchester United are the clear favourite to win the group.”
Californiaking
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Villarreal will destroy Atalanta like a tin can
Don't be too sure Atalanta are a good team who can beat anyone on their day.
RajRaval
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tbh at the moment they are above juventus for sure
Game_analyser
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and they are the only club who is actually a champions league tyyoe of playing team from italy,even inter is struggling in Europe while Atalanta bagging tons of goals,and they almost got into semis in 2020 and even they could have faced leipzig in the semis,which is a favourable opponent.Juventus were only considered as a UCL worthy in recent were just becuz of the presence of Ronaldo,juve after 2017 was a mediocore team.
CristianoArnav
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more than Juventus non 😂😂
deextaq
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Villarreal will destroy Atalanta like a tin can
Don't be too sure. Atalanta score like water
Fayabmpuz
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Villarreal will destroy Atalanta like a tin can