FC Barcelona played against PSG in the group stages of the Champions League this season and now, both the teams face each other in the Quarter Finals of the same tournament. Ahead of this game, Blaugrana coach Luis Enrique has praised the attacking talent of both the teams and said that it could be a tie with plenty of goals.
FC Barcelona were beaten by the PSG in Paris but the Catalans avenged their defeat by securing an easy win at the Camp Nou. Now, both the sides face each other again.
Luis Enriquea s side received a big set-back on Saturday as they were held to a draw by Sevilla at Roman Sanchez Pizjuan. FC Barcelona players will have to recover quickly from that draw as they face French champions PSG tonight. And Luis Enrique looked confident on the eve of this crucial tie.
a We wona t sit back. The objective is the same as always: to win.a Luis Enrique said in a press conference. a Seeing the potential of the two teams, it could be a tie with plenty of goals.a
a I like everything about my team, that why we are where we are. We can still improve.a
Meanwhile, PSG coach Laurent Blanc has heaped a praise on FC Barcelonaa s star striker Leo Messi ahead of tonighta s clash, saying that the attacker is a unstoppablea .
“Lionel Messi is unstoppable,” Laurent Blanc told reporters. “If he scores 40 goals, he’s had a bad season!
“But we can’t just focus on him. The solution must be collective, man marking doesn’t work.
“We will need to be aggressive defensively but in the good sense of the term, to be able to stop their attackers.”