Mönchengladbach - Olé! This season will be a hot Fiesta! With FC Valencia Gladbach presented on Saturday (15.30 clock) his fans a real treat in the Borussia Park.
For the team of coach Jos Luhukay is the duel with the Spanish Cup more than just a preparation for kick - it was the final endurance test before the Cup match in Bielefeld and the Bundesliga start against Stuttgart. "A difficult but also very attractive game for us," said Luhukay. "Valencia is one of the best teams in Spain. They will impose us all. "
Besides the German goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand, the guests come with four European champions: David Silva, Carlos Marchena, Raul Albiol and EM-scorer David Villa. Of fear or reverence is in foal but nothing felt.
"Valencia has gone through the national bank. Be motivated against such a team, nobody has, "said vice-captain Sascha Rösler. "We play for the first time this summer before a home crowd. Very clear that we want to win this thing. "Magic dwarf Marko Marin:" I hope that the European champions to play all, then it becomes even more interesting. Nevertheless, we want to complete the preparation necessarily with a victory. "
Caramba: Gladbach takes the stierkampf Valencia-crazy on the horns. The statistics speak for Borussia: playing for eleven (test) it is undefeated against international teams. Most recently she has enjoyed success against the Premier League West Bromwich (2-1) and UEFA Cup participants Heerenveen (3-1).
"This series is to expand it," says defense chief Roel Brouwers, who must take care of possibly David Villa. "It would be nice. Play against such a world-class striker, is the best preparation for the Bundesliga. "
In Foal to Fiesta!
