AIK aims to get three points in the derby to dream of finishing in the top three.
But the game is about more than that.
– We play for our fans, but we also want to give Sepp, Lustig and Bertin victory in the last derby, according to Nabil Bahwi.
AEK has had a somewhat turbulent season with the sacking of coach Bartosz Gerzelak and sometimes harsh criticism from his fans.
However, with the victory over Djurgarden in Sunday’s derby, the team has a chance to move into third place and reduce the distance to the archenemy to just one point.
– As usual in the matches against Djurgården for those of us who have been involved for many years. That match always lives its own life, and there is a lot at stake for us and the fans.
For us, it’s about trying to get out, enjoy the game, and play our game.
“Then we stumbled across the finish line…”
I’ve received a lot of criticism this season, while Djurgården has been praised. If you win, one point separates you. How do you see that?
– You always play with that pressure in AIK, I personally have no problem with that. This is as it should be. Last year it looked much bleaker with five games remaining, but then we stumbled across the finish line and lost the gold medal on goal difference.
– My boring answer will still be we take one match at a time for now. This is the only thing we focus on. Then we’ll see how far you’ll go.
Can you take advantage of the fact that Djurgården may be tired and missing some key players?
– It’s hard to say. It depends on their team situation, which I have no idea about. But I can only talk about how it was for us and then we were affected by playing the match so closely.
– But we are mainly focused on our week now and we have a good training week and we firmly believe in what we are doing.
The last derby of Seb and Lustig
What do you say about Mikael Lustig and Sebastian Larsson announcing their retirement after the season?
– I was already surprised. And sad. I was hoping they would run for a few more years. But it was normal for them and we will all be like this one day. They are playing their last derby now, and for Bertan this will be their last derby even if he hasn’t played.
We always play for our fans and give them victory, but now we also play with Sepp, Lustig and Bertin to win the last derby. We’ll give them back a third.
