BARCELONA, 18 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Barça Femení coach, Pere Romeu, celebrated the 3-0 victory over Manchester City, on the last day of the group stage of the Women’s Champions League, which gives the leadership to his players, who made a very complete match that must be the way to follow to qualify for revalidation of the ‘Champions’.
“This match tells us a lot, if we maintain this success in the game and this competitive spirit, I think we will be a team that will continue fighting for absolutely everything,” said the Blaugrana coach at a press conference.
Romeu made it clear, again, that this match was very studied. “These two months we have changed quite a few things, with alternatives. We knew that it was not going to be the same as that one. We have been very successful, there has been a lot of success, we could have even scored more goals because we have had many scoring opportunities. Very happy for the team and the players, for 90 minutes of very, very high level,” he celebrated.
“We associate control with possession, it’s not just that. We wanted to take away time on the ball from City, which associates very well. With high pressure we took away time, we had an easier time recovering the ball, and then being patient to find space behind. It was a very successful game,” he added.
He also recognized that it was “very important” to win. “We had a matchday 1 that did not leave us happy. In sections we were inferior. Since then we have looked at them to know how to do damage. Today it is not that we got something right, it’s that the players believed and were very right,” He congratulated his players.
He also highlighted the high pressure so well exerted. “It has been a game of suffocating high pressure. We have adjusted well to all aspects of the game, being very successful in high pressure, some intercepted plays in the center of the field, I am very happy with this pressure,” he said.
“I am very lucky to manage a large, high-level squad, with high internal competitiveness. We have found alternatives to Caro. For example, Esmee is in very good shape, she gives us ball control. She has very little loss in decisive actions, playing with a changed leg. He is brave in the center, he has a good last pass, it was clear that he was going to shoot up,” he said about the now left-footed back.
“What I am most proud of is the 90 minutes of absolute dominance. It has been 90 minutes of settling into the rival field, with very high pressure and it is the way to follow. There is no other option. I know this team, which in the matches big ones respond very well,” he summarized.
On the other hand, he “doesn’t care about the draw” for quarters. “We wanted to play a very good game to turn around matchday 1, which we weren’t doing well. Having control helped us win the game, we didn’t want a two-way game. We wanted to be first, whoever comes and whoever comes We will study to be able to pass the qualifying round,” he said.