We’ve only been in competition for a month and a half and barely two days into the Champions League group stage, but it’s been more than enough time for Barcelona to once again boast of one of their favorite mantras: “The Champions League isn’t won by the best, but LaLiga yes, it is fairer”, said Xavi on Monday at the press conference prior to today’s match against Inter. How could it be otherwise, the issue has had a tour this Tuesday in Valdebebas: «Football is about results and the one who scores the most goals and the one who concedes the least wins. We have been the best at that. It is complex to talk about justice. They are results. We had a great League and a Champions League with ups and downs, but being the best at key moments. There is only talk of justice or injustice when Madrid wins the Champions League. I think that when you have won five Champions Leagues out of the last eight, luck is on the sidelines,” he argued. Carvajalprotagonist in the press room together with Ancelotti
The Italian went even further when replying to the Barça coach: “I would always like to win the Champions League. LaLiga is very important, but the Champions League is the most important competition in football and winning it means a lot. They are two different competitions, of course. Because one has 38 games and another much less. In the Champions League small details influence and that is not luck or bad luck. Talking about luck is hiding your own problems and the merits of your rival. It is as if I say that before health We were unlucky because we missed a penalty, it would be to hide that we were bad in the recovery or to detract from Osasuna, who played very well. The small details are also a collective mentality, and Madrid is the one that has historically taken care of these details the most.
Carletto, insisted on the subject, left another lapidary reflection: «Playing football well is many things. You can’t be successful if you only do one thing well, especially in the Champions League. It’s easier to say that the Champions League is won by the best.”
The Italian, who confessed to having seen last season’s Champions League matches repeated on several occasions, also revealed that Courtois he will come to the Clásico, like Modric, who could even play against Shakhtar as the starter, and announced the withdrawal of Ceballos due to a problem in his hamstring: «We all know that it is a very important game to get the group on track. We are well prepared for this and the fact that we did not play a good game on Sunday counts. We want to show another attitude and another image. In addition, we played against a difficult opponent. The Shakhtar It is a team that has many problems to train, to travel… The Champions group has started very well and their style is similar to last year. It is very vertical, with fast forwards and strong counterattacks. We have a lot of respect for him.”
