Paul Rouget, Media365: published on Tuesday January 21, 2025 at 9:20 a.m.
After beating Guardiola, Mourinho, Ancelotti and Simeone, Bruno Genesio takes on Arne Slot’s Liverpool with LOSC, to get a little closer to the round of 16 of the Champions League.
Bruno Genesio and his men are tackling “the biggest challenge of this season”. Eighth in the new league phase of the Champions League and virtually qualified for the round of 16, LOSC, who will play at least the 16th, will travel to Liverpool on Tuesday evening (9 p.m.) for the 7th and penultimate daytime. But without fear. Because the Mastiffs have already beaten the two Madrid clubs this season, Real then Atlético, but also shared the points with Juventus. And they have been undefeated in all competitions since mid-September.
-A “great” Genesio for Simeone
Even the Premier League leader doesn’t scare them. Especially with their “giant killer” on the bench. That’s what the Spanish nicknamed Genesio in October, when he became the only coach alongside Jürgen Klopp to have beaten Pep Guardiola, José Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti and Diego Simeone, excuse me. The former Lyonnais was also entitled to a nice tribute from the latter. “He’s great and shows it all the time,” the Argentine technician confided to Canal+. Enough to flatter the person concerned, even if he is not the type to pull the rug out for himself.
“It shows that we work well”
“I don’t care, it’s rewarding,” Genesio admitted at a press conference. But I usually say that it’s not me who beats Guardiola, Simeone, Mourinho and Ancelotti, it’s a team, a club. Of course it’s rewarding and it shows that we work well. When we believe in it and we have players who give everything, who have the right mindset, it allows us to produce exceptional performances. » A new exceptional performance will a priori be required to bring down Arne Slot’s Reds, beaten only twice this season. What if Lille inflicted their third setback on them?
