“I don’t know, unexpectedly for whom; We never take victory for granted” | Relief
Barca were the biggest surprise at the start of the Champions League after losing 2-0 to Manchester City. Unrecognizable champions go home with a lesson that will make them stronger. This is what they themselves showed after the final whistle. “We are human, we lose too. I would like to congratulate my opponent, this is a fair victory in the match. In the second part we adjusted some things, especially at the pressure level. Stay close to them so they don’t leave so quickly. They were very intense and it surprised us. They won many duels. It’s time to be self-critical and improve,” said Aitana Bonmati.
Together with her, Alexia Putellas visited television channels with rights. The Küle captain was clear: “What I want to say is that for those who don’t know this team, we always learn from defeat and take something out of it.”
Moreover, he wanted to contextualize this defeat: “I don’t know, unexpectedly for whom. We never take victory for granted, no matter what the opponent, especially in the Champions League and away to Manchester City, who almost won the league last year. We knew they were a great team and never took victory for granted. “We try to work every day, stick to the game plan, go out there and give it our all and try to win.”
Alexia Putellas did not want to express “heated” self-criticism. “Obviously we need to analyze the game and draw conclusions. Failure is never good. What we always do after losses is take them as a challenge, whatever it is, to look at ourselves individually and collectively and improve.” Keep moving forward,” the Catalan midfielder emphasized, warning: “We really want to make history again, we’re not going to lie to ourselves. The goal is to compete for four titles again.”
For his part, Pere Romeu was more reserved: “It was part of every team. They entered the game better and played a good first half. We warned that this is a good team with good people. “I think we had a very good reaction in the second half: when we were better, when we were closer to the opponent’s goal, we conceded the second goal.”
The coach wanted to calm the situation after the defeat: “This is the first game of the group stage. There are still five games left and we will need fans for the Champions League game on Wednesday.”. The Catalan side will face Espanyol next F League matchday in the first derby of the season. The Blaugranas will then host Hammarby on day two of the Champions League before hosting Levante in the final league match before the international break.