Ryan Babel, tsohon dan wasan Liverpool na gaba, ya yi imani da cewa UEFA Champions League na ikon bude wani mataki daban na ƙwarin gwiwa a cikin ƙungiyar — kuma fuskantar Atlético Madrid na iya zama abin da Reds ke bukata.

A hirar da ya yi da TribalFootball, tsohon ɗan wasan ƙasar Netherlands ya nuna musamman tsananin da wannan gasa ke haifarwa, yana mai cewa kyakkyawan nasara a Turai na iya tura Liverpool gaba a dukkan fagen kakar wasa ta wannan shekara.

"Champions League na iya buɗe wani mataki daban na mai da hankali da ƙwarin gwiwa ga 'yan wasa da koci. Kowa na son buga cikinta, kuma ga ƙungiya kamar Liverpool, yakan kawo wani nau'i daban na sha'awar nasara."

Liverpool na da tarihi mai cakuɗewa a kan ƙungiyar Spain ta, inda suka yi nasara huɗu cikin taron da suka yi tara da ta gabata, yayin da Atlético suka ci nasara uku. Babel ya jaddada cewa wannan ƙuri'a, maimakon zama matsala, yana wakiltar dama ta gaske.

"Ina tsammanin ƙuri'ar Champions League na iya zama abin da ke da amfani sosai ga kakar wasa ta Liverpool. Za su iya girma a hankali cikin gasar, su sami siffarsu da tsarinsu. A ra'ayina, ƙuri'a ce da bai kamata su yi gunaguni a kai ba."

Ƙarfafawa, ba cikas ba

Babel a bayyane yake cewa a kamata a kalli gasar a matsayin kari ga burin Liverpool a Premier League, ba kaya ba. Ya kwatanta kamfen na Turai a matsayin kyautar ƙarin — wanda zai iya kaifafa ƙungiyar maimakon rage mai da hankalinsu na gida.

"Ina tsammanin gasar na iya amfana da kakarsu baki ɗaya kuma a ɗauke ta a matsayin ƙari ba katsalandan daga Premier League ba."

Tsohon dan wasan gaba ya kuma jaddada yuwuwar maraba da Atlético Madrid, wanda Andoni Iraola ke horar da shi, a matsayin babban wasa na nuna darajar kulob din ga duniya. Ya kwatanta rashin tabbas na kwallon kafa da jujjuya tsabar kudi — yana nuna cewa babban sakamakon ɗaya na iya canza yadda abubuwa ke tafiya nan take.

"Buga Atletico Madrid a gida na iya zama mafi girman wasan kuma na iya ba ƙungiyar ƙwarin gwiwa da ƙarin yarda da kai. Yana nuna wa duniya cewa Liverpool har yanzu yana nan. Kwallon kafa kamar tsabar kudi ne, ka jujjuye ta wani lokaci ta faɗi a ɓangaren da ya dace, nan take duk abin na iya canzawa zuwa mai kyau."