FC Barcelona need to pick themselves up from their shock defeat at home against newly promoted Alaves on Saturday night as they prepare for this football season’s Champions League group stage opener at home against Glasgow Celtic on Tuesday. “He would like that as well”, the Barca coach told a pre-match news conference. I don’t think there are any questions about that.
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First of all, when you speak about Luis Suarez, you have to speak about the man. Luis Suarez is one of the most handsome men you could come across.
Rodgers worked with Suarez for two years at Liverpool as the Uruguayan’s 31 goals almost carried the English side to their first Premier League title in for 24 years in 2014.
“He has been the best in the world for a long time and that’s incredible”.
“We’re here to get the result” said Brendon Rodgers when asked about his team’s chances at Camp Nou.
I think we play completely differently to most teams. He is super-professional, a family man who gives everything for his life as a footballer and his family.
Barcelona forward Neymar (right) jokes with Lionel Messi at the start of training yesterday.
“Messi, I would like him to play every single minute”.
‘We respect that this is arguably the best team in the world, with a front three who are maybe one of the best of all time.
“When you work with big players they always want to make amends”.
Rogic mostly sat on the bench during that campaign, only getting 10 minutes against Milan, but has since progressed as a player and is ready for the step-up.
“It obviously wasn’t ideal for them but they are a top side with quality players and they will be looking to bounce back”.
‘As a manager, in every game you have to believe you can get a positive result, ‘ he said last night.
‘But you can give as much insight as you possibly can and then hope you get a bit of luck along the way, stay calm when you have to and really, really enjoy the occasion.
Meanwhile, Barca boss Luis Enrique is hoping the shockwaves from Saturday’s defeat to Alaves are still not reverberating around the Nou Camp tonight.
Left-back Jordi Alba, an unused substitute on Saturday, is under no illusions over Messi’s importance among Barcelona’s galaxy of stars.
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“He loves good football, he is a coach that likes to play on the front foot, to take the game to the opposition and you can see that already in his short time at Celtic”. Striker Leigh Griffiths is out, with hat-trick hero Moussa Dembele poised to lead the line in a 4-5-1 formation.
