FIRST TEAM
08/22/2017

Benjamin Hübner: “We have a clear target”

Benjamin Hübner is one of the vice captains of TSG after only one year at the club. He is taken seriously and that’s why the defender sat on the podium at the TSG press conference on Tuesday evening at Anfield Road before the UEFA Champions League playoff second leg against Liverpool. His message was “we want to go through.”

Benjamin Hübner on...


...rapid Liverpool forwards.
I think we defended well in the first leg on the whole and it’s not the first time that we’ve played against attackers with pace. We know what we have to do.

...the first leg and the opportunity at Anfield Road.
We knew before that both legs would be difficult. We were unlucky in the first game in my opinion and that makes the challenge harder for us, but we want to cause an upset here. We have a clear target and that is to take the lead and make use of our opportunity to get into the group phase. The first leg showed that not only can we keep up with them but, with a few things going our way, we can win. We absolutely want to go through.

...his first time on the road.
It’s special for me; this is the first time I’m playing in a European competition in a foreign country and being at Anfield Road makes it all the more special. But I don’t think we’ll let the atmosphere overcome us. We’re focusing purely on the game and our goal to progress but not on taking in the atmosphere at Anfield Road.

...confidence.
We’re coming to Liverpool with our heads held high. We’re in a position to play some great football; we know it, Liverpool know it. It’s also clear what we have to do better than in the first leg – we have to be more clinical.

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