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'The pressure is on us but this is exactly what we want for the players'

After a 1-0 loss to Real Madrid in Kirkby last time out, the young Reds are 20th in the table, with the top 22 teams going through.

It is a tight race for the final qualification places, however, and Lewtas' charges need a win in Spain to guarantee progress.

Hosts Girona are unbeaten so far having overcome the likes of Paris Saint-Germain and Feyenoord and they are 10th in the table, two points ahead of the Reds.

Kick-off at Camp De Futbol Municipal De Vidreres is at 11am GMT on Tuesday and you can watch the game live on [**LFCTV**](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/lfctv) and [**LFCTV GO**](https://video.liverpoolfc.com/live-events/).

Read on as U19s head coach Lewtas speaks with Liverpoolfc.com ahead of the match…

**On the main aim of trying to get the win…**

A hundred per cent. I think the reality is, whatever we needed we would be heading to Girona trying to win the game, as we always do. I don't think at this level you are looking to do anything else, so for us the kind of preparation and the intent to go and win a game of football remains. The good thing is for these boys and their development we are under pressure to go and get a result, which is great. That is part of the competition as well in terms of trying to get boys to understand the demands of the game and it's something we are looking forward to.

**On why playing under pressure is so important for these players…**

As they get a little bit older that level of pressure just needs to dial up slightly. Some of these boys are certainly closer to first-team football than where they were five years ago, when the pressure was a lot less. First and foremost, we know we need to play well over there and if we play well then we have a good chance of winning the game. We need to get the first bit right and that's making sure we perform.

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