MAURO SILVA: "I BELIEVE DEPOR CAN REACH THE SEMI-FINALS" One of the most experienced players at Deportivo is midfielder Mauro Silva. The Brazilian World Champion of 1994 arrived at Deportivo in the summer of 1992. But at that time the Galician team was only one more participant in the Liga. Now, almost 12 years later, Deportivo is one of the candidates to win the title in Spain and one of the assiduous "visitants" of the Champions League. And Mauro Silva is one of the architects responsible for this achievement. When he was asked about the match of tonight against Juve, the Brazilian praised his Italian opponents: "I think that they are one of the strongest and most experienced teams in the competition. Even when they are not at their best, Juve are capable of beating anyone". Also, Mauro Silva thinks that the Italian champions will not miss Dutch midfielder Edgar Davids who was loaned to Barcelona during the winter market. "Davids gave them strength in the center of the field and an edge in attack. But they still are a very strong team and I am sure they will be just as dangerous without him", he said. The midfielder of Deportivo showed great confidence when he talked about his own team: "I have always believed Deportivo can make the semi-finals of the Champions League and play a great role in the competition. Any team like Depor, who have won the Spanish league and have been in the Champions League for four years, can reach the semis". Finally, Mauro Silva showed his respect for the other teams that are qualified for this round. "Just as Depor can be up there, so can Manchester United, AC Milan, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. We are talking about a competition that is very closely contested where practically all the teams that have come this far are capable of doing well. Even the so-called smaller teams. Any of them can progress. But Depor have the ability to play an important role and do well in this year's competition". -- 有信心是好事 畢竟是在自家主場 前鋒快醒來啊!!! 該是你們要發揮的時候了!!! --

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