Barcelona coach, Pep Guardiola, did not want to promise that Barcelona can win the Champions League this season. According to Pep, the challenge to win the Champions League is very serious and hard work.
"We have to go through it step by step since winning the Champions League is a serious challenge. I will not promise we'll win it. We were promised in the first year, when we were nobodies, and also not be promised in this year," said Guardiola as reported by the site club official.
"Currently in the league seems to be hard (to win), we seem to be required to win the Champions League. However, it is not easy for us. It will be a serious challenge for us to win the Champions League," he continued.
Barcelona will face Bayern Leverkusen in the first leg 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday (14/02/2012) local time. According to him, return to the Champions League after serving three months in league games is not easy.
Pep says that it is always very difficult to get into European competition after the break. However, Barcelona will not let Leverkusen master the game.
Barcelona came to Leverkusen with a poor condition after suffering a defeat of Osasuna with a score of 3-2. Currently "El Barca" ten points adrift of leaders while La Liga, Real Madrid. Will be a difficult challenge for Pep Guardiola's troops to restore their best performance in the field.
Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen's camp thought, their duel against the European champions and world champions Barcelona in the first leg last 16 Champions League on Tuesday (2/14/2012) early Wednesday morning local time or later, is like a duel classic "David versus Goliath ". They had had enough to succeed if the game does not make their chances later buried before undergoing the second leg at the Nou Camp.
"Barcelona is more powerful than the (national team) Spain. You can only get a chance (against Barcelona) if you complete the game tactics and ill-fated Barcelona. The Barcelona players are the backbone of the power of the Spanish national team, which won the European Cup in 2008 and 2010 World Cup, "said Robin Dutt, Bayer Leverkusen coach, in a press conference before the game, pm last Tuesday morning.
"Barcelona play spectacular offensive game, but also pressing a captivating game," said Dutt. "It is also satisfactory if (we) could have won 5-0, but it's not realistic. However, we are not a team that gave up. We could complicate the great teams and we have proved that," Dutt said jokingly.
Leverkusen won their three home games in the group stage, including conquering Valencia and Chelsea each with a score of 2-1. Barcelona to face Dutt has prepared a plan to reduce the game tactics tactics Carles Puyol et al.
"There are several ways to beat Barcelona. You can perform the last game total, such as the Inter successfully performed (in the semi-finals 2009/2010) with 10 players waiting for the ball. Or it could also attack the approach, with many doing pressings, as did Valencia currently hold them twice (2-2 and 1-1 in Spanish League Cup semi-final first leg at the King). Although, in the end most of the team still lost, "said Dutt.
"Whatever tactics you muster, you should prepare yourself against Barcelona who would control 65-70 per cent control of the ball and you only have a chance of success if you successfully apply the tactics and ill-fated Barcelona," said Dutt.
In the away match group stage, Barcelona scored an average of four goals. However, last weekend, coach Pep Guardiola's side's second defeat in the Spanish league, which is 2-3 at home to Osasuna. Also experienced defeat Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, lost 0-1 to defending champions Borussia Dortmund.
"It's a classic David against Goliath duel, which has nothing to do with appearances in the league. However, I believe, we will show a very good game," added Simon Rolfes, Bayer Leverkusen captain.
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