“We all
want to continue in the Champions League , but we need to improve in Europe. In
the last two years we have improved because we have qualified for the last 16.
In both of those years we have played against Barcelona, but in the other years
we didn’t qualify past the group stage.”
“Maybe
it was not our best chance to continue in Europe this year because we have
important restrictions on the amount of players and amount of money we can
spend, so it was a difficult year for our team in that sense.”
“But I
think if we weren’t drawn against Barcelona we might have had a chance to
continue.”
About the Game
“We lost
against a better team, without doubt. It is very difficult to beat Barcelona,
especially with Messi,”
“In the first half we lost too many easy
balls, we have technical players and we must keep more of the ball. However, I
think Barcelona played very, very well which is why we didn’t create many
chances in the first half. “
"We
needed to score two goals and we thought it might happen had we scored the
penalty. That was a very important moment because we had 15 minutes more to
play.”
“In the
second half we created more when we had to take the risk to go forward but I
think in the first half we could have done better with the ball.”
“Maybe
we can think about what would have happened if we had scored the penalty but we
didn’t and finally they won the game.”
About the Tactics
“In the
four games we have played against Barcelona we have played with four different
formations, so it is not a problem. The problem is the performance.”
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