Young and fast – VG

– We have a very important game on Thursday, says Pioli in an interview reproduced on the club’s website after the 2-0 against Bologna and the Zlatan show on Monday night.

See the highlights of that match here:

Pioli has made a name for himself in brilliant Glimt form this season. The supreme league leader is thus far undefeated in the Elite Series and has only lost points in two games. At the same time, he has scored a staggering 65 goals.

– We find ourselves with a team that has not lost a game in nine months and has played 20 league games without losing, says the Milan coach.

Thursday night awaits the toughest task of the season so far for Jens Petter Hauge & Co: Milan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the San Siro in the Europa League third qualifying round.

– They are young and fast, so we have to recover after this match. We need an achievement worthy of AC Milan. Then we will move on from that game, Pioli continues.

– Players are always willing to get the job done and not give up. They deserve all kinds of praise, he adds.

Despite the fact that it is the home team that is the favorite, Glimt’s players are offensive. After the draw, Jens Petter Hauge told VG that they have certainly not given up on the dream of group games in the Europa League.

– The good thing about football is that the game will be played and in 90 minutes anything can happen. We are looking forward and personally feel we have opportunities to get something out of there, he said at the time.

If Glimt manages to win in Milan, there will also be an away game in the last round. It will be towards Turkish Besiktas or Portuguese Rio Ave.

This weekend, Glimt prepared for the big game with a 3-1 win against Brann on the road:

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