Group E / Matchday 3
«After losing two games we have to win and there is nothing else. We know perfectly what we have to do and scoring points is the only way to pass this phase, “warned the Dutch coach in the preview of the match between Barça and Dinamo Kiev
Ronald Koeman’s second-year first final. Despite the importance of each game and the presence of the first classic of the season on the horizon, the duel against Dinamo Kiev at the Camp Nou has an even greater implication, as a negative result leaves Barça practically without options in Champions. «We played last year against them and today I think they are a better team. We know what to expect and tomorrow we will risk our future. After losing two games we have to win and there is nothing else. We know perfectly well what we have to do and scoring points is the only way to get through this phase, “warned the Dutch coach in the previous match against the Ukrainian champions.
“With this squad you can compete in the Champions League, but you cannot demand to win it compared to other teams that are ahead of us. We try to reach this level with young people and recovering the injured, who are not yet at their best but are on the way. We have a team to compete and to get through this group stage ”, said the Barça coach about the possibilities of his squad in the most demanding competition in the world.
«Like any game we try to prepare it in the best way. We analyze the opposite and we put the best possible team taking into account the casualties, “Koeman added despite everything, who sees his men prepared for a game already of maximum pressure in view of the situation of the group:” There are very experienced players who have to be an example in these parties and young people who have shown that they hold the pressure.
“The first game is always the most important,” he settled on the possibility of designing an eleven against Dinamo with his mind also set on the duel against Madrid next Sunday, even more so with players who need shooting to improve physically like Ansu Fati or Coutinho.
“This is very important news because we are talking about a young, high-quality player … One of those who has to shape the future of this club,” he finally concluded on a renewal of Ansu Fati that seems imminent and that is the light that most illuminates the present and especially the future of this Barça in crisis.
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