E. Valverde: I take responsibility for this defeat

"Roma" yesterday in the UEFA Champions League created something that even the most faithful fans of this club did not really believe in - with a score of 3-0 they crushed "Barcelona" and made it to the semifinals.

After the first matches of these teams, it seemed that everything was already over in this pair - "Barca" celebrated victory at home with a score of 4-1. Catalans came to Rome to protect the advantage, but the phenomenal play of the "Romans" shocked the opponents from Spain.

E. Valverde did not hide his disappointment after the match: "We had no answer to the game of the 'Roma' team. Everything they did worked flawlessly, while at that time we were struggling in every attack.

I am fully responsible for what happened in Rome. I did not prepare the team as I should have. Their high pressure forced us to play long passes, we were out of the game and could not find a way out of all this.

We all experience this defeat, but we must stay united, because we still have two tournaments ahead where we can win. We had goals in the Champions League, so this failure is very painful for us and the fans."

For the "Barcelona" team, which will soon become the champion of Spain, it has not been possible to make it to the Champions League semi-finals for three consecutive years.