Murillo makes brilliant European Cup comment as Nottingham Forest chase Liverpool
Murillo admits he would be ‘honoured’ to play for Nottingham Forest – in the Champions League.
The centre back turned in yet another outstanding display in the Reds’ 1-1 draw with Liverpool on Tuesday evening, further gilding his already impressive reputation.
Forest’s display and the facts they have now take four points of the Premier League leaders and are on an eight game unbeaten run have hugely raised expectations.
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Indeed having been in the top four for several weeks, talk they could qualify for Europe’s elite competition has grown. Speaking after the Liverpool game, the 22-year-old was asked about the possibility of hearing the famous Champions League theme tune played at the City Ground. The Brazilian pointed out his club has already won two European Cups.
Speaking to Mexican television, via an auto-translation,he certainly didn’t play down the suggestion. “It’s an objective that we’ve seen can be achieved due to the potential, the day-to-day life that we live, the results as well that the team are managing to form. We see also the achievements are surreal so we see this as an objective,” he said.
“We are in third place, enjoying one of our best phases, in the last seven games we have six wins and one draw and we are undefeated. So let’s work. We will love hearing this music, our club already has two and it would be an honour to compete in the Champions League again with Nottingham Forest. It is a lot of work, hard work every day, that a little later, towards the last round we will talk about this.”
