Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin has talked up the importance of his side's Europa League qualifying clash with Slovan Liberec on Thursday night.

Guidolin said that he is ignoring any talk of his team being favourites and will demand full focus from his players in order for them to qualify for Europe.

"But we do not feel like the favourites," LegaSerieA.it quotes Guidolin as saying.

"We are aware that the expectation has been raised with respect to the encounter with Liberec. However, the effort required to overcome this shift is greater and we must perform."

Guidolin has been in charge of Udinese since 2010.