Mario Rivillos has a extensive experience in the UEFA Futsal Champions League. The man from Torrejón de Ardoz is the Mallorca Palma Futsal player who has participated the most times in the highest continental competition and the only one who has managed to lift the title: did it with him Movistar Inter in the 2016/17 season and was part of the Barça squad that won the trophy in the 2019/20 seasonalthough at the time the Final Four was played he was no longer part of the team (due to the pandemic, the outcome of the competition was postponed).
Mallorca Palma Futsal faces this week the biggest challenge in its history, it does so at home andRivillos’ seniority in this type of match can be essential so that the team project comes to fruition. It is the ninth season that the man from Torrejón de Ardoz has participated in the Champions League and it is the fifth final phase in which he competes for the title.
“In these games the mood factor is very important and playing at home”
Rivillos He knows well what is experienced in these days prior to this type of match and assures that a key factor is “knowing how to compete until the last minute, we cannot reserve anything to ourselves and we must be ourselves. We have to believe in what we have been working on.” In addition, the man from Madrid affirms that he sees the team prepared and trusts in his options, although he warns that the chances of the Mallorcans, in this semifinal against Benfica, go through «Be solid, have a lot of ambition and trust your colleagues. In addition, in these matches the mood factor is very important and playing at home, with a full stadium, gives a lot of morale. Our people always give us that plus.”
Debut of Palma Futsal in a European Final Four
Mallorca Palma Futsal, in its first participation in the highest European competition, finds itself with the possibility of obtaining the first title in its history, although the team is aware of the difficulty of the challenge. The fact of playing at home does not mean that they will have to beat the best teams on the continent. The first challenge, defeating Benfica to reach the grand final, where they would face the winner of the another semifinal between Anderlecht and Sporting de Portugal.
Rivillos analyzes his rivals and comments that Benfica «has a lot of potential. They have players with a lot of weight, with a lot of punch, who can be very decisive. It will be a match that will be decided by details and we will have to be concentrated to give the maximum».
2023-05-03 18:06:50
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