Luis Enrique: “They scored 4 goals ? We can score 6!”
That record includes all three of Barca’s Champions League games this season as they dismantled Celtic (7-0), Manchester City (4-0) and Borussia Moenchengladbach (4-0) by a combined score of 15-0.
“The Nou Camp needs to be like a pressure cooker, ready to explode from the opening whistle”, the Barcelona boss said.
Although they and Arsenal both lost their first leg games by four goals, at least the English club managed an away goal in their 5-1 loss in Munich, meaning that a 4-0 victory would be enough to take them through. Pacific Time at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain.
Turan has missed Barca’s last five games in all competitions due to an adductor injury.
“If we score two then they can begin to get nervous that we can pull it off because we know we are capable of it”.
PSG has made it to the quarterfinals the last four seasons, being eliminated by Barcelona in 2013 and 2015.
“The same night he said to me that my message had been the one he appreciated the most”.
“He is a player I would love to see at Barcelona”.
The Catalan side are trailing 4-0 after a first leg hammering in Paris, so nothing but all-out-attack will do if they want to make good on their minuscule hopes.
Verratti has emerged as one of the brightest midfielders in the game, with Andres Iniesta calling the Italian his “successor” during last month’s contest in France, according to Blaise Matuidi. “In Paris, we showed great concentration from the first minute to the last”.
Real Madrid is making the trip to Italy with Cristiano Ronaldo at full strength after he was rested in the team’s Spanish league match at Eibar on Saturday.
“If there is a team that can score four goals, I think it is Barcelona, with our philosophy of how to play and controlling the game”.
“It’s not normal that [we were] beaten so heavily on the scoreboard and in terms of play, but this is sport”, he added. Enrique spoke of his confidence in scoring six times at home but PSG’s defence, particularly with their 2017 form, will not ship that many.
Since Luis Enrique took over in the 2014-15 season, Barcelona outscored opponents by four goals or more in 27 of the 79 matches it played at the Camp Nou, meaning it earned the result it needs on Wednesday once in almost every three matches.