Barcelona e Benfica face off this Tuesday, at 5 pm (GMT), at Camp Nou, for the Champions League. Coach Xavi praised Jorge Jesus at a press conference and called the Portuguese team a “great team”.
“Tomorrow we will have a difficult game, against a great team, with a great coach, with a lot of experience. They have a physical team, with good players at the front. It will be very difficult, we are talking about the Champions League. The intensity will be high and we will have to compete,” said Xavi.
Barça’s situation in the continental competition is not calm, which is why the match is treated as decisive. The Catalan team is in second place in Group E with six points, two more compared to Benfica, in third place. Bayern Munich lead the key with 12 points.
Another topic addressed in Xavi’s press conference was the Pedro’s awardi, voted best young player of 2021 by Italian sports newspaper Tuttosport.
“I’m really happy for him, he deserves this award. He’s making a difference in Spain and at the club, and I’m happy for him. His injury situation isn’t easy, it’s not easy, but we’ll try to get him back as much as possible. before because he is a very important player for this team,” said the coach. Pedri has a problem with his thigh and is in the medical department.
Finally, the Barça idol spoke about the crowd’s party before the derby against Espanyol at the weekend. The 1-0 victory marked Xavi’s debut at the top of the team.
“It was sensational, it feels like we are playing in a new stadium. Tomorrow we will have our fans supporting us again and we are very proud of their party. I was impressed with Saturday’s party and I have to thank them.”
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