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Fabio Aurelio: Europa League Is Important To Liverpool
European silverware still an option for struggling Reds…
25-Nov-2009 10:32:25 PM
Liverpool defender Fabio Aurelio has admitted that he and his team-mates are gutted to be out of the Champions League, but are determined to make up for their premature exit by winning the less prestigious Europa League.
A 1-0 win at Debrecen last night proved insufficient to keep the Reds' faint hopes of Champions League progression alive, but Aurelio is sure that the supporters will see a positive reaction from the team.
"There's frustration. We know we're out of the Champions League for this season, but we have an opportunity in a competition that is new for us - the Europa League. Now we have to concentrate on that," the Brazilian told his club's official website.
"It is an opportunity to win a trophy and that's how we'll go into this competition thinking. At Liverpool, every competition is important - we want to win trophies.
"We will have a great chance to get a trophy and we'll go for it.
"There is still a long way go until May but we have to improve."
Next up for Rafa Benitez's team is the Merseyside derby against Everton on Sunday. Aurelio knows that anything less than a victory would be bad for the red half of the city.
"But first we have to improve in the Premier League - we know we have to do better and we have a massive game at the weekend," he added.
"We know it's the derby and we'll try to do things properly and get the three points."
Zack Wilson, Goal.com UK
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