Magdeburg's Atik on promotion battle: "We're under no pressure"

Promotion not on the team's agenda

In the meantime, Magdeburg's creative head Baris Atik assures the team that promotion to the top flight is not on the team's agenda for the first time since reunification. "We're not putting any pressure on ourselves. We don't talk about it either. We want to approach every game in such a way that we want to win it. The rest will come naturally," the 30-year-old explained on ARD.

For Magdeburg, the coming week should be about keeping the defense stable and finding more consistency in attack. Only then can FCM possibly crown their good season performance with promotion. But even if that doesn't work out, they believe they are on the right track overall in Magdeburg.

Magdeburg has stabilized in the league

The 43 points so far already represent a club record in the second Bundesliga. "We've brought in good stability and the players we've brought in have helped us progress. We've already picked up quite a few points this season, but the league is so tight that a lot will happen in the head-to-head matches," said Titz looking ahead

With Kaiserslautern, Paderborn and Düsseldorf, FCM still have three head-to-head matches against promotion rivals. If the offense can regain its momentum, the topic of promotion will accompany the Elbe city team for even longer, at least from the outside.

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