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Gol de Sarabia en Cartagena
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SARABIA: "WE'RE GOING TO TREAT LEGANÉS AS A FINAL"

26/10/2017
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The Midfielder admitted "he needed that goal" against Cartagena and was wary of the defensive abilities of Leganés, albeit the case that Sevilla "should win every game at home"
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He's only been here just over a year, but Pablo Sarabia is already one of the team's shining examples as well as a fan favourites. The attacking-midfielder spoke to SFC Radio this Thursday to evaluate the team's current form, emphasising the importance of the game against Leganés: "We have to be calm, I think the team is ready to win this final against Leganés because that's how we're going to treat it. We have faith in ourselves, we want people to trust us and we want to overcome Leganés with our fans... Our aim is to be in the top four and we can't leave ourselves too far behind... We have to win everything at home. There are some away games where it's normal to struggle a little but I think we need we need to be strong at home".

He continued by talking about the difficulty of the clash: "We're aware it's not going to be an easy match, we know Leganés are doing very well, they concede very few and we need to try and change that. We know they're going to defend well, that they're going to keep a lot of men behind the ball and play with a lot of intensity. But we have to equal that intensity and carry it from end to end with quality so we can force a mistake or create something".

"At home we have to win everything"

What he guaranteed was that "both personally and in the name of the team", "we're going to fight from the first minute, we're going to give our everything. This badge deserves to be defended in that way, with intensity and giving everything - whether things go your way or not".

"Our aim is to be in the top four and we can't leave ourselves too far behind"

When asked, he assured that the squad is clear that the team cannot lose the value of It is said we never surrender that has characterised Sevilla FC in past campaigns: "Sevilla will never lose those values, it will never surrender, it's true that we've had two matches where the team hasn't known how to react but this team has to keep working not only to show those values, because I don't think any player thinks we'll lose them, but also because there are lapses in concentration and other aspects that we need to improve to give our best account".

On a personal level, he said the goal he scored against Cartagena was "an important goal to break the deadlock, the team needed that goal, to gain a bit of confidence. Now for a second, so I can contribute goals and assists for the team".