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missed home and you can feel the change now, straight away.
"The comparison between Wembley and our new home,
the energy and the atmosphere are completely different and
hopefully that will help us reach the next level. It's an exciting
momentto be part of this projectfor all of the players involved.
"I think it is one of the most exciting places in British
football and maybe in Europe so we need to enjoy it, but I think
it demands even more responsibility towards the players to
be in these facilities so we just need to remain focused on
the job in hand and do our best for the club.
"I think we are reducing the gap with the
best clubs in England and in Europe and I think
every time we ha ve the opportunity to show
that, we have to demonstrate it and that has
been the case this season.
"We've had some great performances
in the past few seasons in the Champions
League and this season it has been like a confirmation of
those. Now it is a huge opportunity, first of all for the players,
the staff and all the people involved in the club to go forward
in the competition.
"We will need the help of everyone to realise this. We will
need the support of our fans tonight because for sure, they
can help us to make the difference and we want to make an
even bigger footprint in the club's history. But before that,
HUGO LLORIS HAS SAVED
MORE PENALTIES SO FAR
THIS SEASON (3), THAN
IN ANY OF THE PREVIOUS
13 SEASONS OF HIS
PROFESSIONAL CAREER.
there are two important games to come against a fantastic
opponent."
And Hugo couldn't be more accurate with his description
of tonight's visitors as'fantastic' as Ajax have certainly been
that throughout this season's competition.
Progressing through a tough group after battling with
four-time European champions Bayern Munch and two-time
winners Benfica, they then knocked out reigning 13-time
winners Real Madrid - a side who hadn't lost in the competition
for almost four years - before defeating
two-time champions Juventus at the Turin
outfit's Allianz Stadium, where the Italian side
had only lost twice in the Champions League
since it opened eight years ago.
"They are doing great at the moment and
they are performing very well," the French
international captain discussed.
"They are playing some fantastic football and they've
already beaten Juventus and Real Madrid so we are very
aware of their qualities. Even if they are still a young team,
they perform like a top side and have great players, so it is
going to be a very interesting game."
In ourjourney to reach this stage of the competition, Hugo
has played a huge part in our progress - especially in
the last two rounds.
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