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Man City
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0 – 2
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Barcelona
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Barcelona
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2 – 1
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Man City
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Argentine coach is confident in the capabilities of his team
to go far in the Champions League
Barcelona coach Tata Martino believes that victory over
Manchester City in the 1/8 of the Champions League final to lift the morale of
his team, which has become not afraid to face any competitor in the roles of
the next tournament.
Barcelona managed to overthrow Citizens in the round of 16
after they won it 4-1 in total come and go games.
The Football Spain network quoted Martino's comments after
the second leg, which ended in favor of the Blaugrana 2-1: "After
confronting the City and victory over this result, it has become everyone
believes that Barcelona can win against any competitor whatever was its volume of
strength and potential."
Argentine coach also said: "When faced with teams the
size of Manchester City is impossible to control the course of the game for 90
minutes, certainly we may suffer a little, but we know how to finish things,
Manchester City a great team and able to defeat any competitor, so that we have
we beat them We look forward to move forward in the tournament.”
Martino also commented on the criticism of referee in both
coming and going leg saying: "In the first game, some said that the referee
tends to Barcelona side, but it has not calculated properly for us a legal goal
for Neymar in the second leg."
And the performance of Barcelona in La Liga last period
Martino said: "It is natural that there will be lean years, such as years
of success, the team may have suffered recently in the league and this is
something that is difficult, but it happens for several different
reasons."
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