The goalkeeper of Lyon Olympics, Christiane Endlerreviewed in an attention to the media how the final that his team will play against the FC Barcelona next saturday may 21st Turin. The Chilean praised the Barça team: “They have great players, they have done a great training job and then they have hired key players to make them grow. Physically they have grown a lot. It was one of their lowest points and they have done an important job in this regard. They have a Barça record that they have been developing. They have a very similar base, they have been working hard for years and they know each other well. The club has worked very well in that regard”.
The goalkeeper, with a great speech and who flees from clichés to explain things as she feels them, said about the attendance records at the Camp Nou that “seeing that many people supporting and offering that show was incredible, and that they did it twice even more merit. We all take our hats off for what they did in Barcelona and we hope that it can be repeated in other stadiums. It must have been incredible for them to play with that many spectators.”
As for the keys to the final, he analyzed that “I can’t imagine Barcelona not having much of the ball. You have to be smart and know how to counter and how to order. We also exert significant pressure and we are looking for them not to be able to play. Whoever wins the midfield will probably be the one who succeeds.”
Regarding the qualities of his team, he highlighted Endler that “the speed that we have up front, the efficiency, because we are a team that has perhaps not so many chances but the ones that have the marks. Set pieces too, there we can make a difference and the game, if we manage to control the midfield we can do a lot, we have a good midfield”.
Facing the rival, the greatest dangers that Barça will try to control are “mobility and changes of position and how they drag marks to create spaces behind the players. We saw it at the match Wolfsburg how they created spaces and entered easily. We have to be very well positioned, a lot of communication between the players and focus on ourselves as well”.
As for proper names, in a proper key he defined Ada Hegerberg as “always well placed, hits the ball very well and has several different qualities. She shoots well with both feet, she is very difficult to defend and works a lot in training
He is in a very good moment”.
From Alexia Putellas commented that “it is really good and deserves all the awards it has won. She has clearly stood out from the rest. For Barcelona, it should be a pride to have her on their team and on top of that such a benchmark has been formed in the club. Years ago she already stood out for her technical quality and now on top of that she has improved her physically”.
Lastly, after acknowledging that “in these matches that are so close, a save that prevents a goal can be fundamental”, he was full of praise for Sandra Cloths: “The other day I looked at Sandra’s statistics and mine in the Champions League and they are practically the same. I have always had a huge admiration for what Sandra has done. Because of the way she plays and how she is as a person. I wish him the best and I hope we’ll see each other on the pitch on Saturday.”
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