Marseille president Longoria sees Spurs as competitive in Champions League

2022-08-28 11:19

Marseille president Longoria sees Spurs as competitive in Champions League


The 2022/23 Champions League group draw results have been settled, and Marseille in Ligue 1 is in the same group as Premier League giants Tottenham Hotspur, German leader Eintracht Frankfurt and Sporting Portugal, while Marseille chairman Pablo Langley is in the same group. In a recent interview with the media, Aaron said that Marseille's group is open and that Tottenham Hotspur is very competitive under Conte's coaching.


Pablo Longoria continued in the interview that Marseille is satisfied with the result of the draw and the most important thing is to remain competitive. "I think it's an open group, as we saw last season, Tottenham are a very strong opponent under Conte. And Sporting is also a very good team, including last season's Europa League. Eintracht Frankfurt, who have won the championship, are also very competitive and are good at European competitions, so it will be a game full of suspense and emotion."


Conte wants Spurs to go further


On the other hand, Tottenham Hotspur coach Conte also said in an interview, "I am very happy that the team can participate in the Champions League. When I started coaching Tottenham in November last year, no one was optimistic about the Heat. The Spurs can qualify for the Champions League."

Tottenham Hotspur has experienced many difficulties in the 21/22 season, but after receiving Conte's coaching, the team's performance has been greatly improved, and finally successfully overtook the top four rivals Arsenal to win the new season's Champions League qualifications.


Conte continued to say that Tottenham need to enjoy the game and maintain a humble attitude, "I hope the team can go further in this competition, but we also understand the difficulty of the competition, plus your opponents The best teams in the world. Although strength is one of the keys, luck is also very important, from the lottery to the issue of injuries, everything is an objective factor that determines your performance.”


In addition, Conte also believes that most of the teams that can win the Premier League are more stable teams, but the situation in the Champions League is very different. Sometimes it takes luck to win. "