Jordi Cruyffa member of the FC Barcelona sports management, highlighted the performance of Inaki Penakey in the 0-0 that Galatasaray started from the Camp Nou in the first leg of the Europa League round of 16, but he did not want to ensure that the goalkeeper on loan to the Turkish team will return next season when the loan ends.
“Inaki Pena He has transmitted a lot of security and quality in the ball out, he has been very good today. Will he come back? It will be seen in the summer if he will be here with us”, he commented. Jordi Cruyff. Interestingly, minutes before the game, the director of football, Matthew Germanwas more resounding: “We are very happy with Inaki Pena, is an asset to Barça and will return. He has been brave to go on loan and gain experience and this training will do him good”. And that he had not yet made three saves to Memphis (2 and Busquets…
After understanding that “the return trip is going to be tough in Turkey”, Jordi Cruyff did not question the rotations of Xavi: “The templates are made so that the coach has options. The coach has different weapons for different games and today he has chosen these, an eleven that he thought would be good for today.”
He explained that “we have attacked well but we have not had that success in front of goal. We have not had so many super clear chances. It was one of those games that you think will be easier and in the end if you don’t score the first goal the game It gets complicated. They have been very good in defense and it won’t be easy there, but we have to go for it”
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