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Algeria head coach Christian Gourcuff looks ahead to his side's crucial African Cup of Nations Group C showdown with Senegal.

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SOUNDBITE (French) Christian Gourcuff, Algeria Head Coach:

"It's often like that. It's the same match as thirty seconds before, but the goal changes everything. In any case, we aspire to a high level of performance. That's the only pressure we put on ourselves. We can't influence what people say and all the talking beforehand doesn't amount to very much. It's really the quality of our game which will allow us to have a tournament which corresponds to our ambitions."

"We knew about them before the competition. It's a team from a young generation of players who play for top European clubs, who have great qualities of strength, among other attributes. They are strong in all sectors of the game. We knew we were due to face a powerful team as soon as we saw the draw, and so it has turned out.