Barça is still sweet, also in the Champions League. The Catalans debuted in European competition with a thrashing of Viktoria Pilzen (5-1) in which, once again, Robert Lewandowski stood out, author of a hat-trick, the first as a Barcelona player. The Catalans’ next rival will be much more complicated, at home against Bayern Munich, the striker’s former team.
“We have to try to score as many goals as possible. I still don’t think about the match against Bayern, it will be difficult but we will be ready,” the striker told Movistar about his visit to the Allianz Arena next Tuesday, which was his home for eight years. in which he won, among other titles, the Champions League.
“It is a gift that Lewandowski has signed for Barça. As well as being a great player, he is a great professional and a great person. He has a special connection with the team and with the fans. He never tires of scoring goals”, he praised for his part Sergi Roberto to Warsaw, who has already scored eight goals with the Barça club in just five games.
The Camp Nou once again offered a great entrance and the fans turned to the team, an atmosphere that Sergi Roberto especially appreciated: “From the beginning we are very excited. We must be united, because we are much stronger. We must return that affection to the hobby and that’s how we’re doing it”.
As for the duel against the Czechs, a priori the ‘Cinderella’ of the group, the winger explained that they wanted to “demonstrate their ambition from the first game”, with winning the Champions League as their ultimate goal. “We have a super good squad to compete for everything,” explained an optimistic Sergi Roberto, who initially acted as captain.
The youth squad retired at the break, replaced by Piqué, due to some discomfort in the adductor. “In theory it’s nothing serious,” said the defender, who recalled how badly he had last season with injuries, practically unprecedented, and did not want to talk about the controversial cuts in the captains’ salaries.
Sergi Roberto will be one of the players who will have to share minutes on the right side with newcomer Héctor Bellerín, a circumstance that does not concern him. “There are many games and all of us on the squad must add up, be prepared,” he explained about a rotation that Ferran Torres, the starter against the Pilsen team, is also experiencing.
“The team had been working very well and it has been seen. You have to take advantage of every opportunity because you don’t know when the next one will be. I’m already focused on the next game. The competition makes you a better player and makes you alert”, he said for his The Valencian striker starts, author of a goal and an assist.
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