MADRID, 16 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Galatasaray coach, Domènec Torrent, assessed his team’s options to eliminate Barça this Thursday in the round of 16 of the Europa League, a rival that is “one of the five best teams in the world” but who they already knew cancel in the first leg, with a 0-0 that they will now try to make good in Istanbul.
“We are trying to get through to the next round. After the game they played with us, they managed to score four goals. Therefore, we must give fair credit to our team’s fight against Barcelona. Barcelona is currently one of the top five teams in the world”, he said this Wednesday at a press conference.
The Catalan coach recalled the good performance of his team at the Camp Nou last week, but confessed that, although they will now have the help of their fans, they will need another “excellent” game. “We have to be prepared to go through difficult times. Our fans help us a lot. We will try to make it a difficult game for Barcelona. You have to be excellent in defense and we will surely have chances to score,” he explained.
“An open match against Barcelona would not be very smart. It is very important that we act together as a team. If we try to play individually we can get into trouble,” he added, also celebrating the win against Besiktas on Monday. “The best way to win a match is to win the previous match,” he said.
“I’m very happy right now at Galatasaray. Being here makes me very happy. It would be great for me to be here for the next three, four, five years. Right now, what we’re really looking at is the next game.” .