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Updated:01/31/2021 23:43h
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Ronald Koeman He was very satisfied with the victory and with the work of his team, which is growing game by game. «We have known how to suffer. We conceded a bad luck draw but we had a good reaction. The danger always exists with the ball stopped but we defended well. We are just winners of this match “, explained the Dutchman, who congratulated himself for having surpassed Madrid and occupying second place in the League:” It is always important, we always want to occupy the highest position in the standings. There is an important distance with the first but it is important ». Koeman also praised Leo Messi, who this weekend has been involved in a new controversy after all the figures of his contract were leaked. “We have known for a long time that he is the best in the world. Today he was decisive again and scored a great goal from a free-kick ».
However, Messi’s contract, filtration and the effect that much of Koeman’s press conference can have on the center player. «What has come out in the press is with very bad intention. They wanted to do a lot of damage to a player who has done a lot for Spanish football and for this club. Today he has shown that he is a winner and that despite all these things he has managed to get into the game. I have not doubted for a moment that it could affect him. And he added: «You have to try to find out how this could come out in the press. We have to focus on our season, we are doing well lately. You have to continue and not be distracted by this issue. They are things that cannot come out but there are people who are interested in hurting Barça and Messi. Our job is to play well and win games to be happy. The Dutchman was very critical: «I don’t understand that Messi is related to Barça’s problems. He has been demonstrating his quality as a footballer for years and years helping to make this club very great. It has helped win important titles. Put aside the contract and the nonsense, that’s the reality. And he was blunt about the author of the leak: «If it’s someone from inside the club, I think it’s very bad. You have to help the club, the coaches, the players … If someone from the club has leaked this, they cannot have a future at this club.
Antoine Griezmann was one of the protagonists of the match between Barcelona and Athletic. The Frenchman scored the winning goal after a pass from Mingueza. A goal that has allowed the Catalan team to overtake Real Madrid in the standings. The Frenchman embraced the whole team and wanted to celebrate with the substitutes, who were on the bench. «There are many games left. We have to try to win all the games we have left and then we’ll see what happens, “he explained. Griezmann, who does not want to rule out the League. «We know that Athletic press very well, they have worked hard with Marcelino and it was difficult to play with the wind. We are on a roll and we have to continue like this“Added the forward. The footballer explained his celebration, making pineapple with his teammates: «In the end we are a team. Sometimes you play and sometimes you don’t but we are all participants in this. All this is very long and there are matches every three days. Sometimes you have to play and other times you don’t. Griezmann praised Dembélé y Messi: «Dembélé is taking care of himself a lot, he is working a lot and we try to take care of him», he pointed out, adding: «How much is Messi worth? What a question … We are really enjoying it. He is a legend and I hope we continue to enjoy him for a long time.
It also had its share of prominence Sergi Roberto, who was returning to the team after more than two months off due to injury. «The important thing was that the team won but personally I am also happy because it was important for me to play again. From home it was very long. Now I am very happy with the victory and being with the team. It became tough because there were many away games and I couldn’t come to the field with the team, “he explained. The youth squad, who entered the second half replacing Pjanic, added: «It is a very important victory after the defeat in the Super Cup. Athletic is a difficult team, you can see the hand of the new coach and it was very important to win this match ». And he referred to the fact of having reached Real Madrid in the classification, surpassing him and occupying the second place: «It is very important. We started the preseason very irregularly, although we deserved to win many more games. You have to put pressure on Atlético, which is in a good moment and everything comes out.
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