The title battle in Italy remains exciting because leader Juventus missed points this week. But with Napoli they are mainly in fifth place in their heads. And the Champions League. This is evident from an interview by Dries Mertens with UEFA.
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Mertens became club top scorer this season and has now scored 125 goals for the Partenopei. The Red Devil feels that his club is confident again after the won cup final and is therefore looking forward to the return game in the championship ball against FC Barcelona.
“It will not be easy, but we are confident,” said Mertens, who played 1-1 with his club at home against Lionel Messi and co. “The key is that we have to score, because if we don’t then we will be eliminated. But with good preparation, you never know what can happen. ”
Mertens also returned to his contract extension. “The people here breathe football. Not only the young, but also the grandmothers for example. It’s crazy! I think this is something special about Italy: waking up, drinking coffee in the morning and just talking about football. They call me ‘Ciro’ here, which is a typical name from Naples. I think because I started to live like them. I go into the city a lot, I love the food, I love the sea, I love all the islands here. ”