Wednesday, 10th December, 2014
Dinamo Zagreb may not be able to reach the last 32 of the Europa League tomorrow night when they face Celtic, but for coach Zoran Mamic, that does not mean an easing off from the Croatian side.
Indeed, Mamic feels that were Dinamo Zagreb to beat Celtic then it would prove to be a big feather in the club's cap, given the standing in which the Scottish giants are held. In addition it would provide extra prize money and points in UEFA's club coefficient standings.
The Croatians were only narrowly beaten by Celtic in the earlier group game between the two in Scotland, with the Bhoys running out 1-0 winners.
And it was a match during which Dinamo Zagreb were impressive, which gives Mamic hope of victory tomorrow.
"We want to win our last European game to improve our image, it will give us prestige, also improve our coefficent and provide prize money", Mamic said via his club's site.
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"We want to play as we did in Scotland, where we looked very good, and [recent] wins over Pula and Rijeka have boosted our confidence."
And Mamic wants his side to give their all to win, even if there is no chance of qualification.
"I do not agree that there is no motivation", the coach explained.
"We can't qualify from the game, but all the other motivations are there and we should do everything to win. We will look at things and we'll play to win."
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