Barcelona took all three factors towards Borussia Dortmund with an improved efficiency midweek however now stare at a troublesome goal again in La Liga.
After a dismal run of leads to the competitors, the Catalans need to return to successful methods and discover their momentum this weekend and will likely be up towards Leganes at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.
With Atletico Madrid up subsequent, the Blaugrana should be at their finest if they’re to hold the momentum into that recreation.
Leganes supervisor speaks
Talking to the media forward of Leganes’ conflict towards Barcelona in La Liga, their supervisor Borja Jimenez dived deep into what he expects from Hansi Flick’s males at Montjuic and weighed his males’s possibilities on the evening.
Talking on Barcelona’s excessive line first, he said that his males knew how you can exploit the weak spot and that they have been ready.
“Taking part in with the excessive line of defense isn’t an issue. We all know that they defend removed from the purpose, that they play ahead, that they take dangers. That method of enjoying offers them outcomes,” he mentioned.
“We have now to vary some facet of the sport, for instance, the way in which of attacking, since they power you to do various things. Nonetheless, we’ll face it with confidence.”
Concurrently, nonetheless, he was conscious that his workforce should be cautious on condition that Barcelona are rampant if given any areas, saying:
“We have now taken notice of Barcelona’s errors. Las Palmas beat them there, however they may even have misplaced.
“Barca are the highest-scoring workforce within the League and the Champions League, we all know that they may generate possibilities towards us.”
Leganes supervisor Borja Jimenez believes they’ll upset Barcelona. (Photograph by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Photos)
“We have now to play as a gaggle, be supportive and make the most of our trump playing cards. They’ll grant us one thing from their attacking mindset. I feel we may have choices within the recreation,” he added.
Talking on Flick’s suspension which can see him away from the sidelines tomorrow evening, the Leganes coach refused to simply accept that it’s going to have any impact on the outcome.
“I don’t assume it issues in any respect that Flick isn’t on the bench. The coaches are used to being expelled, and we even have technical our bodies in order that our absence isn’t seen.”
The supervisor was then requested what he deliberate in a different way towards Barcelona in comparison with his plan towards Actual Madrid, to which he mentioned,
“We mirrored on that recreation. From 0-2 we didn’t play properly, we misplaced our id. We should enhance, and we have now talked about that this week, by which we have now labored calmly.”
“We will need to have a extra defensive presence, with interceptions and transitions, one thing we didn’t have towards Madrid,” he added.
Elaborating on the distinctive menace Barcelona introduced in assault and the sheer array of choices they boasted, he mentioned:
“Barça are a workforce that forces you to defend. They’ve males who make the sphere huge, particularly with Lamine, Balde and Raphinha to enter via the interiors with Dani Olmo and Pedri.
“They’re in search of breadth to play between the traces with decisive gamers.”
Supply: SPORT