Still without a defined technician, Sergi Barjuan is in charge of commanding the Barcelona on an interim basis. On the eve of the match against Dynamo Kyev, this Tuesday, in Ukraine, for the group stage of the Champions League, the Spaniard revealed that he had a specific conversation with Philippe Coutinho.
“I spoke to all of the cast and also spoke to Coutinho. He said that I’ve also received boos from the fans at Camp Nou and that the only way to get stronger is to be yourself. I asked him for that. The more difficulty you have and the more you become he wants to play his role alone, it’s more complicated. If he has more help, it will be important. Liverpool“, stated Barjuan.
Commanding the B team of the Catalans until then, Sergi made his debut on the edge of the field in the professional team last Saturday, in a 1-1 draw with Alavés, in Barcelona, for the Spanish Championship. The duel with Dynamo will be the first commitment for the Champions League in the coach’s career.
“I’m proud to be here. The team is prepared to go through this moment. Barça have an obligation to always win. And in moments of weakness like now, the only way to respect each other is to win. We will have an ideal scenario against Dynamo . A victory would give us a lot of joy and would change the way the fans see it,” he said.
In third place in Group E, with just three points, Barça must, in addition to winning, root for a stumbling block from Benfica, which still o Bayern Munchen, in Germany, to move up to second place. Sergi Barjuan should count on the return of Dembelé, Frenkie de Jong and Ronald Araújo, recovered from their respective injuries.
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