Zeki Celikright back of Turkey, introduced the match with Austria in a press conference, underlining the difficulties of this eighth-final. Appointment for Tuesday at 21:00, at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig: “Austria is a team that plays very hard and puts pressure, we were unable to respond to their pressing in the friendly there but I see it as a match rather than revenge. We want to win, even if it is 1-0, we have to eliminate them and look forward. If, as I hope, we beat Austria, I hope we can then push for the quarter-finals and the semi-final”.
The Roma full-back, as reported by Tuttoeuropei.com, had to deal with a few too many setbacks in the run-up to the competition: “I had an unexpected injury, which made me take a step back, but now I’m fine and we have to move forward. We’re moving forward step by step. At the moment, when our coach gives me space, I want to give my contribution and play. Georgia? I had a problem before the first match. Maybe if it hadn’t been for the injury, I would have had the chance to play. Montella said he would give me a chance in the next matches. Portugal? I played against Leao in 4 games in Serie A, I knew him well”.
