13:26“We train naturally. We know it’s a great opportunity. It’s a step forward to win the league. We’re very motivated. It would be the first league for many. It’s going to win a classic tomorrow”
13:25Araujo and his improvement:“Ronald’s improvement is with a lot of video. Our training sessions are based on decision-making. At first it was difficult for him, but in a very short time he has improved a lot. He sees that he has room for improvement, he is very involved. Ronald is very easy to train Araujo”.
13:24“I think they are different stages. This time there is not so much tension between the two teams. There is a lot of admiration, for Madrid, for Ancelotti. We have a good Fair Play relationship. We can leave our eternal rival at 12 points. It’s an opportunity”
13:23Question the best Barça in history:“It doesn’t bother me. People can say what they want. I never felt that I won because of the referees. If that were the case, I’m going home. Just as I don’t want them to harm me, I don’t want them to benefit me.”
13:22Destabilize: “We are more stable than ever. From day one. We are going to try to win tomorrow. We are very stabilized, there is no problem with this”
13:22Signature win 1-0?
“What happens with 1-0? Given the choice, I prefer 5-4 or 5-0 but it’s hard to score goals. Whoever hasn’t played football and hasn’t participated in elite sport. Winning 1-0 is a fantastic result. It’s wonderful”
13:20About Raphinha and Brazil:“We haven’t talked about not being called up. In Barça mode it will go well for him to rest and have a few days. I see him well, happy and content”
13:20The trend in the Camp Nou:“Perhaps when you play abroad you come up against it. But it also tells you how difficult it is to beat Madrid. It will be difficult tomorrow. They close well, they defend well… “
13:19Campaign against Gavi:“Now it’s been days since I saw the news where they said that Gavi was a butcher. I know where the shots come from. We have to protect the footballer. He’s training very well. He comes in strong, but he doesn’t go in bad faith.”
13:18Araujo from the side;“It depends on the game, on the way the ball is released. It depends on where the best opposing player is. We have alternatives and that’s good for the team. They are a guarantee”
13:17“We have to think only about football and compete. Nothing else. We are focused on the game”
13:16Another version without Pedri or Dembélé:“We have done it in other games. We have similar profiles. Without Pedri, or Dembélé or even without Robert. We just haven’t done it in one game”
13:15Insulate yourself from noise:“We haven’t talked about the issue of the referees or the Negreira case. We focus on competing and being at the highest level. We try to be natural with them. We extract ourselves from everything that happens. I haven’t had to do anything different.”
13:14About Raphinha:“I especially like him. He has a spectacular personality. In bad times he has known how to work and get out of bad times. We have benefited from Rapha. He is making a difference in his first year at Barça”
13:13Pressure: “The pressure is always to win at Can Barça. But they are worse off. They are under a little more pressure. But Barça is demanding, critical… Barcelona is the greatest in the world”.
13:12Classic Type: “In the Super Cup we competed excellently with the ball and in the cup without the ball. I would like us to have more possession. I suffer when the team does not have the ball. I would like my team to have dominance with the ball.”
13:11Campaign against Barça:“Everything the president says goes to Mass. He is the leader of the project. I focus on football. Tomorrow we have a transcendental classic in the league, which is our objective”
13:10On the 1-0 and responding to Cholo:“The result is one thing and the style another. We are never going to close behind. We are proactive and try to press high. Another thing is that they dominate us in our own half. We always put pressure on the goalkeeper. The idea is not touched. Barcelona won 1 -0 with a goal from Koeman and nobody said anything like that. Our idea is very clear. I don’t have to convince anyone”.
13:08Araujo-Vinicius:“Ronald is very strong, fast, he intuits well. He is a physical marvel. He is responsible, a leader, a winner in aggressive duels. He is a world-class defender. One of the best in the world. Having him is an advantage. Normally he has come out a winner, but Vinicius makes a lot of difference for you. He is an extraordinary asset for Madrid. Not only Ronald, it’s the vigilance and collectively we’ve been very good against Madrid.”
13:07Special his first derby at home:“I am very motivated. I am very culé and the Clásicos put me on, they extra motivate me. The stage is very good. We have a lot to win. We play at home and we have trained very well. I have very good feelings”
13:06Mark the season: “In the event of winning, it would be a blow to the table. It would not be final but it would be strong. Whatever happens will not be final. There will be points and difficult games. Nothing will be decided”
13:05Favorite: “I think he is at 50 percent. Maybe a little more for us because he has to encourage us.”
13:04Without Pedri, good version:“It is our objective. We have tried to counteract it this week so that what happened at the Bernabéu does not happen again. We are capable of being dominant against Madrid even without Pedri”
13:04Pedro process:“Pedri arrived very just. There was a risk. Yesterday he suffered and he is not 100 percent. Better that he rest and recover well. The sensations were not good and we told him that it is not necessary to force anything. It is not a final, important and decisive if we win, but it’s not a great final. What we don’t want is to lose Pedri for two more months”.
13:02Match Type:
“We are preparing the game in a way. We visualize a game where we try to have more dominance than the last one. We will try to be protagonists with the ball, much more than in the semi-finals at the Bernabéu. We are playing against a Madrid that I see as strong. They have improved a lot physically. It will be disputed and they will push us up top. It is unpredictable. We hope that the field will be a pressure cooker. With respect, but cheer us up”
13:00Good morning, the press conference of
Xavi Hernández prior to the Clásico between Barcelona and Real Madrid
