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"Those who think everything will be easy are very mistaken," - says the second coach of Barcelona, Jordi Roura, before today's Champions League quarterfinal match against Paris Saint-Germain. He also adds that the way the team performed in the round of 16 against Milan is an example of how not to play, writes marca.com
"The round of 16 match shows us what we should strive to avoid. We were not as we should have been. And it just shows that the Champions League has the highest level of difficulty, we can't afford to relax for even a second and not be 100% ready," says J. Roura. According to him, in Tuesday's match, the team must be extremely focused and ready to fight. In that case, Barcelona has the opportunity to celebrate victory. "The Milan team always poses difficulties. The same awaits with PSG," assures the coach.
"Our opponents are a team that includes Javier Pastore, Ezequiel Lavezzi, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic... If someone thinks it will be easy, they are mistaken. This is a big team that hopes to go far in the Champions League," the Catalan does not spare kind words for the French team. In his opinion, the strongest point of the French team is their strategy.
Today's match will be led by the main coach of Barcelona, Tito Vilanova, while J. Roura will sit on the bench. "After a very difficult period, everything is gradually returning to normal," he says.
Asked if forward Cristian Tello will be in the starting lineup, the second coach did not deny this possibility. However, the final lineup will be determined after the last training session before the match.
The Catalan praised the PSG team, made up of "checkbook payment," where there are many expensive players, but that is not enough to achieve good results. "Football is not mathematics, that's what makes it so fascinating. If you don't have money, you can't buy players, if you do, it gives you more opportunities, but it doesn't guarantee victories. For the "checkbook" to work, expensive players must be able to play well together," says J. Roura.
