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Karanka urges Middlesbrough on as scores level in play-off with Brentford

Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka has urged his team to deliver during the second leg of the Premier League play-off semi-final.

Boro secured a 2-1 win over Brentford at Griffin Park in the first leg last Friday but Karanka insists that his team won't look to shut up shop in the return bout at the Riverside Stadium.

The Spaniard said: "I said after the first game that we have done nothing. We have to go to the pitch thinking it will be a difficult game. They are a very good team and we have to be focused from the first minute.

"This kind of game anything can happen, we could score, they could score, we are one goal up but we have to play as though the score is 0-0.

"I don't know how to arrange a draw, we have to go to the pitch thinking that we have to win the game."

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