Midfielder Athletic Mikel Rico expects that his team is waiting for a difficult test in an away match against Zarya.

To qualify for the European League play-off round, Athletic must not lose Zare on the road.

"The key moment in tomorrow's game will be our team spirit and how we will show ourselves in the match against Zarya, which, in turn, proved to be a good team," Rico said..

"I repeat, we are waiting for a very difficult meeting tomorrow. Zare has nowhere to retreat. They will want to "scare" us, go ahead, try to score and retain a positive result for themselves ".

"Of course, in this game a lot is put on the map. However, when the match reaches, for example, up to the 70th minute, you raise your eyes up on the scoreboard, and there's a draw then, you think that this will be enough. In this case, it can also play a cruel joke ".

"Any defeat makes each next match play better. We are sure that the defeat of the house will give us strength, and we will approach with greater responsibility tomorrow's meeting. We will do our best to make sure that the fans do not have a chance to accuse us of not going further than ".

The match between Zarey and Athletic will be held on Thursday, December 7. Beginning of the meeting at 22:05 Kiev time.

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