the coach of Osasuna, Jagoba Arrasatehe stated after conceding a win against Barcelona at Camp Nou (4-0), that the “far superior” host and that his team, after 3-0 at half-time, tried to “maintain dignity and pride”.
The coach highlighted the high level of the host throughout the match: “It was not our day, the rival has surpassed us. They have played a great game and have been very precise in circulation. We, in addition, have shown little opposition. He’s put it all together.”
On the tactical level, Arrasate commented that his intention was to further close the circulation of the rival, although the Barcelona “He stretched his midfielders a lot” and got one-on-one situations against the full-backs that did “a lot of damage,” he confessed.
Asked about the evolution of Barcelona since they met in the first round (2-2), the coach highlighted the progress of the Catalan team: “They are developing an idea and the automatisms have been better. They have more power up front than the team we faced in Sadar“.
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