Hansi Flick and Inigo Martinez answered questions from the press this Monday, before facing Stade Brestois on Tuesday.
“If we disrespect them, we will pay dearly”warned FC Barcelona defender Inigo Martinez on Monday, on the eve of the reception of Brest on behalf of the fifth day of the Champions League. “They do a very good job. It’s no coincidence that they haven’t lost a match and if we disrespect them, we will pay dearly. They are well organized, they project themselves quickly on the counterattack and they are physically strong (…) They have demonstrated so far that they can be competitive in the Champions League.declared the Spanish central defender at a press conference.
German coach Hansi Flick also praised a Breton team “on very good momentum in C1” and who “deserves its ten points in the ranking”believing that his players must above all “have control of the ball” to regain victory after two missteps in La Liga (defeat against Real Sociedad, draw in Vigo). The Catalans will also have to “correct errors” which cost them points during their last outings, insisting on the «concentration» and the “solidarity”.
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Sixth in the standings, one point behind Brest, fourth and undefeated having faced less successful opponents than the five-time European champion, Barça will once again be deprived of their young prodigy Lamine Yamal, injured in the right ankle, but should record the returns to the group of Spanish defenders Alejandro Baldé and Eric Garcia.
