Napoli captain Marek Hamsik declares “we’re not here to defend” ahead of the Champions League showdown with Benfica.
A draw will see the Italian side through to the Last 16, but the Slovakian midfielder says they’re in Portugal to win.
“We’re not here to defend,” Hamsik warned in the pre-match Press conference.
“We’re here to play our football as we did in the first leg and as we do in every game. We’ll see the usual Napoli, we won’t think about a draw.
Napoli captain Marek Hamsik declares “we’re not here to defend” ahead of the Champions League showdown with Benfica.
A draw will see the Italian side through to the Last 16, but the Slovakian midfielder says they’re in Portugal to win.
“We’re not here to defend,” Hamsik warned in the pre-match Press conference.
“We’re here to play our football as we did in the first leg and as we do in every game. We’ll see the usual Napoli, we won’t think about a draw.
“We’re not thinking negatively, we believe we can do it [qualify] and we have the strength to do it. We can’t look at others, we just have to play our own game and do what we can do.
“We’ll go onto the pitch with clear heads, playing football is our strength.
“We know this is a final and everyone has to give his best, everyone must give the maximum. The strength is the group, you don’t win alone.
“It’s a real final, and we have to be prepared to meet them in an extraordinary way.”