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The club 'Rossoneri' psychological work already done to meet the match against FC Barcelona.

After the initial hit that led to the draw, Massimiliano Allegri is already working on the psychological to get to the match against FC Barcelona at its best. The message of the club is clear: without fear is possible to move the tie against the defending champions.

Ibrahimovic says he knows what is the way to beat Guardiola. "Without fear they will have more to lose than us," he said yesterday in Swedish Swedish newspaper 'Aftonbladet'. The whole 'Rossoneri' and knows what is to face Barcelona this season and Ibra will be no major differences in relation to the first two games. "We want to win and we have to. At Barcelona we know well in the playoffs and now we find him again. There will be two tough games, but for me there is no difference with the above. "

The AC Milan managing director Adriano Galliani also expressed in the same direction at a meeting yesterday with the 'typhoid' in the official twitter account of Milan: "Overcoming the Barcelona is our goal. We need not fear. "Galliani believes the whole Rossoneri come to the party in a great time, with pieces as important as Gattuso, back to point. Galliani is especially pleased with the contribution of Ibrahimovic, who looks better than ever. "I think is the best season even though Ibra always been a great and I still regret not having signed in 2006."

In this sense, no hesitation in pointing to the signing of Swedish striker as one of the operations which are more satisfied with his career. "My best signing as a leader? I have four: Van Basten, Shevchenko, Kaká and Ibrahimovic. "The leader did not want to get wet between Messi and Cristiano, "I'll take both," he said.

The example of Gattuso

Gattuso's return has become one of the best news in key 'Rossoneri'. Galliani made ​​the Italian media yesterday as an example of improvement for the rest of the squad and was enthusiastic about his return. "It was great to see a Gattuso in the field, is the result of his determination," he said. Allegri you will gradually giving minute and clothing recovered a vital piece. (via SPORT)

From lbra to Mou going by Nolito, Romeu and Urko.

Up to nine players and a coach who once belonged to Barça can return to Camp Nou in the quarterfinals of the Champions League so if the draw holds. The morbidity, higher in some cases than others, is assured.

The team that has a large colony of former culés is the Milan with Ibrahimovic (2009-10) leading a quartet that complete Van Bommel (2005-06), Zambrotta (2006-08) and Maxi López (2004-06). Only the first two are entitled, as a future possibility, the central Brazilian Thiago Silva.

Between the above remember that Van Bommel and Maxi already won the Champions League with Barça in 2006. And in the Spring team, training times orders Allegri, Adrià Carmona plays a left-handed 20 years in 2010 left the Barca Juvenil after a decade in La Masia to play for Milan.

Benfica has two former Barça representatives of two very different eras: Saviola (2001-04 and 2006-07) and Nolito (2008-2011). The second, which debuted with the first team Guardiola has more minutes than the Argentine. Nolito, who impressed in the reserves, has eight goals in the Portuguese League

Chelsea arrived in summer Guardiola another squad who had already given a chance. Oriol Romeu. The midfielder has started in a meeting, but lost prominence with the recovery of Essien and sporting crisis that caused the Villas-Boas goodbye. Roberto di Matteo has not much to it.

Even in the Apoel Nicosia Barcelona there is a connection. Urko Pardo, goalkeeper was instrumental in the qualifying round due to injury of the owner, Chiotis, belonged to Barça between 1999 and 2007. Born in Brussels, but Galician father and Basque mother, arrived with 16 years and after two transfers to Cartagena and Sabadell, he split in 2007 beginning a tour of the Iraklis of Greece, Rapid Bucharest, Olympiacos and Apoel.

Bayern, Marseille and Real Madrid have no former culés in their workforce, although highly publicized coach: Jose Mourinho, coach of the white team, was on the payroll of FC Barcelona between 1996 and 2000, since it landed as assistant coach of the deceased Bobby Robson until the departure of Louis van Gaal, who also served as an assistant after two years making direct reports opponents. (via MD)

Barça 'smell' in the draw on Friday may return to touch the Real Madrid and believes that the decline of French rearm them.

Barça dressing room is very clear. Tapping into the draw for Real Madrid, better quarters already two legs. Pep Guardiola's men and their own technical staff now prefer white because, well, a deletion of the meringues could affect the Liga and, incidentally, would prevent a host of clásicos in April between the championship and the semis of Champions, it would be madness.

Tip in the first leg, Xabi Alonso will miss being punished after he saw yellow against CSKA Moscow. Another advantage: Barça has won this year's Super Cup Spain, Cup and la Liga. Now is the Champions League, as the previous season. Mou's team can not with Pep.

In contrast, none of the other seven quarter-finalists teams will be drawn today in Nyon at noon, they want to cross with Guardiola's team. Franz Beckenbauer would want him as a rival in the final in Munich, while Massimiliano Allegri, technical milanista agrees with his friend Pep, who does not like the 'Rossoneri' enemies.

He did not wait for the Blaugrana: "Better to see us as late as possible." Mou, meanwhile, has said publicly, though it's hard to believe, that "the opponent I do not care."

In any case, whatever happens, Barça will play with the conviction that the unfortunate given Abidal low forces. The hours before the draw has been marked by the 'big mouth' Bavarian Hoennes Ulli, manager of Bayern, who has accused Barça and Real Madrid of squandering public money on players like CR7 and Messi.

To its knowledge to MD, Rummenigge, the chairman, has sent personal apologies to the president Sandro Rosell, which agrees with the Board of the ECA. Barca are up to date with the Treasury. There is no doubt that Bayern is the pressure and divert attention from the final play at home to Barça and Madrid. Pray that intersect on the other side of the box in semis.

Paul Breitner, final ambassador in Munich, will be responsible to remove the balls from the cups next to UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino. In the eighth did not behave badly 'Abyssinian'. We will see today.

By Blaugrana attended by the vice president Josep Maria Bartholomew, Ambassador Amador Bernabeu Blaugrana technical director, Andoni Zubizarreta. By Madridista will go Butragueño, Zidane.

The draw will set the path to the finals in Munich, May 19 at the Allianz Arena. We will raffle the quarters, semis and who will play at home (with colors) in the final.

Barca defending champion seeking his third Champions, their fourth European Cup and will play his fifth quarterfinal tie-back, seven in the last ten years, the door to reach its ninth semifinal in the Champions dela history. A milestone.

Not surprisingly, the FC Barcelona failed only once since 1993 when it was officially instituted this competition. The Barça is also one of the nine clubs that has been able to reach the Champions League without defeat, was in the 2006 season they won the title against Arsenal in Paris. Pep's team arrives today to draw without losing a single match in Europe.

In addition, Messi is the top scorer in the competition and on the heels of Henry (50 goals) already trapped after Di Stéfano (49). Leo has available to Van Nistelrooy (56) and already much farther the leader, Raúl González (71).

The Spanish Federation, with two representatives (Barça and Real Madrid) may extend the lead titles. Is 13, followed by Italy (12) and England (11).

As reflected, nobody wants to rival Barca, but of the seven potential enemies, apart from Real Madrid (most dangerous) would not be a good rival Chelsea in the quarter, going through a stroke of euphoria after eliminating the powerful Napoli. Especially at Stamford Bridge in dead ball situations and aerial balloons are formidable.

Drogba, Terry, Essien and Lampard are back with Di Matteo. Along with the English out Bayern, who has recovered Schweinsteiger, fearful from midfield with a deluxe poker attackers with Müller, Ribery, Robben and Mario Gómez. But that, however, weakens the defense.

Of the other five, Pep does not want to Milan for having faced the team of Allegri and Ibra in the group stage. The Italians are always uncomfortable, but surmountable today over two legs.

On paper there is a balance between Benfica and Marseille. The people of Lisbon are a team full of acquaintances from Aimar Nolito and Saviola, to Capdevila and Javi Martínez. Stresses the Belgian Witsel, claimed by several large European.

Jorge Jesús has built a formidable team to counterattack with goalscorer Cardozo. The French, who in Ligue 1 are fatal, hit the big Champions by eliminating Inter.

Deschamps has set a block that defends very well, but will have the major handicap of the absence of goalkeeper Mandanda, expelled in San Siro. His star is Mathieu Valbuena and recovered the dangerous Brandao (hero against Inter) after personal problems that made him take refuge in Brazil.

Finally, we the Cinderella, the Apoel Nicosia, the real revelation of the Champions. Home is terrible (the field is small) and the way will the absence of its star Manduca (penalty). But something will Jovanovic team when it left the road to clubs such as Porto, Shakhtar and Olympique Lyon ... (via MD)

Of all the seven quarter finalists in this year’s Champions League, it’s Milan who have played most times against Barça in Europe.

APOEL and Olympique de Marseille, in contrast, have never faced Barça in European competitions.

Barça have played at least once against the other teams still involved -Benfica, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Chelsea – and there is plenty of history in the games between them.

The Italians have faced Barça eight times in Europe, with honours pretty even. The last time the two met was in the group stages earlier this season, when they drew 2-2 in the Camp Nou and Barça won 2-3 in Italy. Previously, Barça knocked Milan out in the 2005/6 semi-final, but when the two have come up against each other in European finals, it's been Milan who have come out on top, winning the 1994 Champions League final 4-1 and the European Super Cup in 1989 2-1.

The Portuguese team have played Barça on just three occasions. The first time was in the 1960/61 European Cup Final, which ended 3-2 for the Lisbon club in Bern. Thirty-one years later, Barça beat Benfica in the group stages on their way to their famous Wembley victory and the last time the two teams met was in the 2006 Champions League quarter finals when Frank Rijkaard's team won 2-0 at the Camp Nou to ensure a place in the next round.

The German giants have also played Barça three times in European competitions, with 1 win for Barça and 2 for Bayern. The most recent game went Barça's way in 2008, when Pep Guardiola's team won 4-0 at home and drew 1-1 in Munich in the quarter finals. Before that, Bayern had won in the group stage of the 98/99 Champions League and in the semi final of the 1996 UEFA Cup.

It was only last season that Barça and Real Madrid met in the Champions League semi-final, when a memorable 0-2 win at the Bernabeu and a 1-1 draw at the Camp Noou saw Pep Guardiola through to his second Champions League final in two years. A decade previously, it had been the other way round, with Madrid going through after the same results in their favour. The two had previously each enjoyed a victory in the early sixties, when Barça became the first team to knock Madrid out of Europe thanks to Evaristo's famous header.

If the draw throws up another game against Chelsea, memories will surely go back to that famous night at Stamford Bridge in the 2009 semi final, when Andres Iniesta's last gasp strike took Barça to the Rome final. There have been five meetings in all between the two teams, with Barça leading on 3 wins against Chelsea's two.

Neither the Cypriot nor the French qualifiers have ever faced Barça, with APOEL very much the surprise package and making their first appearance at this stage of the competition, whilst Marseilles won the title back in 1994, but have not made it this far since then. (via FCBarcelona.com)

Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos was satisfied in the team classification in the future and confident of his team in the competition, where you can meet the defending champions Barcelona.

"If football is a good thing is that battles are incredible. If they succeed and we maintain the reliability and doing things we might well have a final between the two. But if we have before, in the quarter, there will be no problem," said Ramos, who stressed team play in the second half.

"We are left with the second part. There have been more mobile and have reached the goals. They initially have tightened a bit more. But at halftime we reacted and has been a Real Madrid different from the first part," said . Ramos lamented the card to Xabi Alonso, who will miss the first leg of the quarterfinals. "We Xabi is very important. Constitution. But we have a large squad with players who hope that time and opportunity and will do well," he said.

About the downturn in the final, Ramos justified "accumulated many parties and wear it shows the players. We continue to maintain the tension however," and praised the determination in attack France's Karim Benzema, Argentine Gonzalo Higuaín and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo. "It is a guarantee to have Cristiano, Higuaín and Karim. Competition is very good and we are a guarantee tremendous," said Sergio Ramos.

Continuity of coach Jose Mourinho, the Real Madrid defender was optimistic. "If we continue to depend on but not dependent. But is under contract and Cristiano share the view that eventually will," he said. (via MD)

Real Madrid and Chelsea joined the list of quarter-finalists. The draw in Nyon will define the way to Munich.

Real Madrid and Chelsea joined the list of potential rivals Barça in the draw for the Champions to be held tomorrow at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. A draw will define the quarterfinals and semifinals and nobody wants to catch up with the club. The Madrid got rid of CSKA Moscow without problems (4-1, 5-2 on aggregate) but paid a high price: lost Xabi Alonso, his most important player in the midfield for the first leg of quarters. Meanwhile, Chelsea qualified after an agonizing tie at Napoli where needed the extension (4-1, 5-4 on aggregate).

If not matched the hype before, there is almost for granted that the 'Pep Team' and 'Neogalácticos' candidates are competing to European hegemony in the Allianz Arena on 19 May. A significant finding: although all except the first group were classified Arsenal, Barça and Madrid are close to Chelsea the only teams to repeat in the quarter compared to last year.

In the ten duels Guardiola-Mourinho have registered five wins Blaugrana and four draws. Barça has yielded only one defeat after a balanced match, but in the final of the Copa del Rey. Hence the value that a two-legged match increases your options. In fact, Josep Guardiola has explained that only wants to avoid at Milan. The set Lombard has progressed from the group stage and the elimination against Inter in the semi Pep 2009-10 shows that the risks increase when multiplying dangerously fighting. Nor Milan is interested in crossing with the club. This is Maxi López confessed exblaugrana recruited by Massimo Allegri in the winter market.

Milan, along with Bayern Munich lead the second tier of favorites, which could include Chelsea. Instead, a match with Olympique Marseille and Benfica seems a priori more simple, especially if Barça has the field factor. Undoubtedly, the 'bargain' with the dream that all the APOEL Nicosia, a team which will take the hype with all the homework done and very limited potential.

In any case, tomorrow will be defined which path to follow to get to Munich. (via SPORT)

Oscar Garcia's team played the quarter-final against Ajax NextGen Series in a single game to be played in the Miniestadi on Wednesday (18.30 hours) Oscar Garcia on the match: "The pressure is on them. We have the philosophy of always "

The FC Barcelona JUvenil A returns to the European parties of NextGen Series after almost three months of hiatus. Oscar Garcia's team seeks to impose his game before his quarter-final opponent, the Ajax of Amsterdam, a single match to be played on Wednesday at the Miniestadi (18.30 hours) . Juvenil A coach has asked fans to "come to Mini", as the duel is between two great teams that will surely give a good show.

Barça fans will enjoy the confrontation in the field for free or via Barca TV, Youtube channel and club's official website.

The team training session was on Tuesday at 16 hours at the Ciudad Deportiva Joan Gamper. The atmosphere that was present in the training was nervous before a big game. "The players faced with looking forward and hope this match, "said the coach, Oscar Garcia. He also added that this confrontation will take it "very seriously" and that " will improve the training of the players "as they have the opportunity to compete against some very powerful players.

During the group stage, FC Barcelona won first place with five wins and just one defeat . Practicing a great football, Oscar Garcia finished the sentence of groups with 20 goals in only six games.

In the last game played in the Juvenil A NextGen Series ended in a 4-1 beating people at Manchester City. Team striker, Jean Marie Dongou, established himself as top scorer of the competition.

Fred Grim's team and assistant Ronald de Boer, brother of former Barca player, comes to Miniestadi as the second group, after being defeated in the last two games of the NextGen Series . Oscar Garcia believes that Ajax is "a very good shot at one of the best teams in Europe working very well with the quarry. We want to look good." However, it is evident the respect that the Juvenil A rival is because "they lose players who have been with the first team and also three or four major players" . However, Oscar Garcia does not suffer: "The pressure is on them. We have the usual philosophy" .

The surprise in the squad has been Dongou player that will become part of the staff of Barça B: "I agree with the Club begin and end with the same team," argues the coach. Oscar Garcia, therefore, will include all staff in the Juvenil A for the match against Ajax, but Sandro and Ella, who are confirmed kills, and Carlos Julio and Ernest, who are yet to be confirmed casualties . The coach has decided that players will not catch Barça B: "It would be foolish now we were to lose players because we are in the quarterfinals. only play which they have earned . " (via FCBarcelona.cat)

The polemic action played by the centre-back of Real Madrid on the front azulgrana has been reflected in the gaming world.

Weeks after the disputed tie between Barca and Real Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey, the well-known Pepe stomp on Leo Messi in the first leg is still in the mouths of many fans, to the extent that industry video games has seen a reef and did not want to fall behind.

The game 'Messi's hand' leading PC sample hand a battered Barca must escape the trampling of a footballer white dress reminiscent of the Madrid Pepe. A hand as the game itself, trying to "escape from an evil player who wants to crush it." (via SPORT)

Messi's hand

Fourteen first team members and eight from Barça B trained this morning in the Ciutat Esportiva with the Copa del Rey game with Valencia on their minds. The injured Pedro, Iniesta, Afellay and Villa all did recovery work in the gym.

FC Barcelona returned to training on Monday morning after having Sunday off. The main focus was the first leg of their cup semi final against Valencia at Mestalla, which kicks off on Wednesday at 21.00.

All 14 available first team players were present, including Alexis, who was declared fully fit on Saturday. The Barça B players that travelled to Villareal were also involved, namely Isaac Cuenca, Jonathan dos Santos, Tello and Sergi Roberto, as well as Rosell, Espinosa, Balliu and Sergi Gómez.

Apart from Andreu Fontàs, all the other injured players, Pedro, Iniesta, Afellay and Villa were in the gym at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper doing recovery work. As well as these, Seydou Keita is also absent, as he's in the African Nations Cup with Mali. (via FCBarcelona.cat)

Serrat said in the Brazilian Pepe plays no limit rules, but playing "the edge of the Penal Code".
"Pepe it would have to look because he has psychological problems."

The singer-songwriter Joan Manuel Serrat said in an interview with COM radio network Radio that the Luso-Brazilian Pepe plays no limit rules, but playing "the edge of the Penal Code," and added that the Barça fans should "despise "implying that it should not be watching the Real Madrid.

Serrat has been very critical of central Madrid, after the events of the last clásicos. " Pepe does not play to the limit of the rules, plays on the edge of the Penal Code. Pepe it would have to look because he has psychological problems. What would have to do is to despise the fans, "said this afternoon Serrat , who believes that the power to punish the player is on the Competition Committee and Real Madrid.

The singer is considered a quiet person in football and it's not a scream amateur rivals. "Usually I am a fairly quiet, although the other day I was so quiet," he explained.

The last clásico, with a 2-2 draw at the Camp Nou gave the ticket to the semifinals of the European Cup after eliminating the Barca Madrid, Joan Manuel Serrat has admitted he was one of the parties that have made ​​it longer of his life. He applauded the Barça Josep Guardiola is plotting a "fantastic time" and that the Catalan side has met with a Madrid where the problem "is that you need to win at Barcelona", a fact which speaks volumes for him when "the Madrid left the field happy even being eliminated from the Cup. " (via MD)

Barca want to know how and who was able to filter out 'Elmundo' the words of Terrassa.

Xavi Hernández has been the subject of an artificial controversy between the national media in the wake of a comment by midfielder before starting a television interview to the club following the Clásico last Wednesday that it has published 'Elmundo'.

The Terrassa said in a relaxed way with the program presenters that players of Real Madrid "are the host, do not know how to lose." As they passed pictures of the match, Xavi also commented on the grueling entrance Lass "Host, is very clear you. Is that ... that's why I do not want to whistle I said. Expúlsalo, you." "Guilt is the player who makes animal entries," he added.

It is not the first time Xavi Hernandez made ​​these statements. After the brawl in the Super Cup final in Spain, after Marcelo's criminal entrance Cesc has more than enough and resulted in the unfortunate 'dedazo' Mourinho Tito Vilanova, the Terrassa has already declared that they did not know blancos players lose.

A club spokesman added that Barcelona EFE is investigating the incident and asked the cooperation of Mediapro, a company that is responsible for the production of the Barcelona club's television channel, after the agency recently outsourced the service to that channel producer. (via MD)

Barcelona's Brazilian defender Dani Alves responded today to criticism on Thursday by Eladio Paramés , spokesman for the Real Madrid coach, Jose Mourinho , and said he has "a noble heart."

Paramés tweeted, referring to Alves: "Paramés wrote in Twitter, in allusion to Alves: "A donkey of small ears and with glasses doctor doesn't become, it continues being a donkey."

The player of Barça used the same social network to answer: "I recognize that my origins are poor and humble, but with a noble heart, and God made ​​me, let life takes me." (via MD)

Eladio Paramés spokesman Jose Mourinho usual, on Thursday called "donkey" at FC Barcelona's Brazilian international Dani Alves.

The representative said Mourinho told reporters in his account of 'Twitter': "How different is Alves since arriving in Spain. We have operated in the ears, they've become smaller." "Eye of intellectual ... But a small donkey ears and glasses does not become a doctor, continues to be a donkey," he added

Paramés, who later qualified in the social network that made these statements in a personal capacity "as an attentive observer" and not representing the Luso coach since said he was "tired of seeing, hear and read so many lies." (via SPORT)

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Cesc insisted: “we did our homework – we won the Cup quarter final against rivals who are always difficult”. Fabregas reflected on his own form and admitted: “there are still things I can improve”.

According to the Catalan midfielder: "we are where we wanted to be – in the Cup semi-final, sitting second and trying to catch Madrid in the league and waiting for the Champions to start again". Cesc Fàbregas also reflected on the two quarter final games - full of incident and in the balance right till the end – claiming: "I'm proud of the team over the whole 180 minutes".

Having seen off Real Madrid in the Cup, Cesc believes the team will: "come away strengthened from the games. It's always complicated to beat Madrid. They looked very strong to me, but that didn't surprise us – we knew they are an awesome rival when they play at their best. We did our homework and we won the Cup quarter final against rivals who are always difficult".

Cesc also admitted: "I'm not happy with my own performance" on Wednesday night, "I have to improve a lot", before explaining that although he was brought up to play football the Barça way: "this is the boss' system and it's not easy to get it straight away. When I play further forward, I have more mobility and that's a role I can handle - further back I need to have more discipline and I missing the patience for that".

Barça will be without Iniesta and Alexis for the next few games and with Villa, Fontàs and Afellay already out, the squad is beginning to be stretched, but Cesc insisted: "there can be no excuses – we are FC Barcelona. We have to give our best and push on. There are players in the B team who are doing really well".

Cesc Fàbregas commented on his Barça and Spain teammate Andrés Iniesta, who was injured against Madrid: "I feel bad for him. He knows we will be waiting for him Together with Leo he is the most incisive player in the game". (via FCBarcelona.cat)

Real Madrid defender held in his Twitter account that his second yellow for recurrent club "because even though some do not stop rolling or touch him," referring to the need to commit on azulgrana Sergio Busquets.

The Real Madrid full-back Sergio Ramos replanted the controversy on Thursday when sending a dart at Sergio Busquets, Barcelona midfielder and his companion in the selection.

Ramos held his club resort a second yellow card and criticized Busquets, accusing him of faking in the action. "I'm glad the club resort my second yellow card because, although some do not stop rolling or touch him," denounced the Madrid.

The full-back blanco also surprised to send a clear message of support to his coach on the day of his birthday. "I would like to congratulate our coach Mourinho for his 49 birthday. Congratulations Mister! Glad to have you," he said, to settle controversies arising from recent press Madrid. (via SPORT)

The centre-back of Madrid committed a foul on Dani Alves strongly and immediately faked with stomping when the Barca side was writhing in pain on the pitch.

It was the 91 minutes of the match between Barcelona and Real Madrid when Pepe, center of attention after his violent actions in the first leg, made a strong foul on Dani Alves that cost him a yellow card.

Live around the Camp Nou could see the hardness of the action, in which the Portuguese central ball did not touch at any time. The controversy exploded seconds later, to witness the repetition of the action and watch the attitude of Pepe.

The centre-back of Real Madrid, with Dani Alves grieving on the floor, made an unusual jump with his left leg, which does not correspond to a normal trot and it appears that there was intent to tread or side kick to Barca.

However, the action is not as clear as stomp on Leo Messi in the first leg and raises certain questions. It is, however, other actions you can take that to speak after the previous severe Pepe treasured in their curriculum. (via SPORT)

Pepe would not go to appreciate the whistles and insults at the Camp Nou to himself and said he prefers to focus on the positive things that made the elimination of Real Madrid in the Cup "of whistles do not speak, I speak just about football because we have been above the Barcelona, ​​"he said.

The Portuguese central was very pleased with the image left for Real Madrid. "I help my team forever, I best for my team. Today I demonstrated with my colleagues that we are a family and that's the most important. The Whites have to be proud of us because we played a great game. During the ninety minutes, Real have been higher, "he said.

Pepe said the breed of Real Madrid 2-0 up against with that which was to rest and stay for a single goal to remove the boat and go to the semifinals. "Real have shown here the whole spirit Madrid, the whole spirit of a great club, a large group to arrive here today and show that we played well," he said. (via Marca.com)

The midfielder praised the supporters and he's optimistic about his future: "I hope to remain here for many years".



Xavi Hernández recognised that “we suffered more than we thought we would against a super team, even though we dominated up until the 15th minute of the second half.” the midfielder admitted that the team showed their best play in the away game: “at the Bernabéu we were superior, today, not so much, but be won the tie. It’s time to enjoy it and celebrate.”

On Barça’s drop of form after Madrid’s goals, Xavi said it was a mere “mental problem” and that “the team disconnected a little bit and we lost control.”

The vice-captain praise the support shown by the fans: “the supporters were with us and the mosaic started us off in spectacular fashion. Sometimes you forget what this team is accomplishing, but it’s extremely difficult and we have to enjoy it. Seeing how difficult it was [reaching the semis], we enjoy it all the more.”

One of the sour parts of the match were the injuries to Alexis and Andrés Iniesta: “both are very important absences, especially because both of them were giving a lot to the team. The boss will have to solve the puzzle and replace them, but we have players in the reserve side that are very good and we’ll make it to the end of the season [with a chance to win].”

The midfielder also wanted to talk about the polemic calls from the referee: “the referee issue is relative. When you finish a game you think that he was against you but Madrid thinks the same thing, even though the red card [play] from Lass was obvious. I think the ref called the game fairly.”

The Masía graduate, who turned 32 today, said: “I’m really enjoying this period. From now on every season is an extra year. I love Barça, they have the best team in the world and I hope to remain here for many years to come.”

"We’re happy, the semifinals await"

The defenders Alves and Piqué also weighed in on the game. The Brazilian fullback highlighted Real Madrid’s play: “they were phenomenal, they pressed us really well.” The Catalan defender said: “we’re happy, the semifinals await.” (via FCBarcelona.cat)

Alvaro Arbeloa, who plays for Real Madrid, Mourinho claims justified in asserting that his players had heard that it was impossible to win at Camp Nou.

Alvaro Arbeloa, owner of the Real Madrid side in the match against Barcelona in the mixed zone ensured that his team has been "better than them, we had more chances and we did better football."

"We played a great game until we have left. It is difficult to emerge stronger when you removed, but it is very difficult to win here," said the Spanish international.

"We have to go back in the league insurance, Champions still do not know ...", said about future clashes with Pep Guardiola, adding that" it is difficult to leave happy today, because you have been eliminated from the Copa King, it's been things that we liked, but we'll go with the fact that it was better than them. "

Declarations of Mourinho told a news conference after the match, which claimed he had heard his players say that it was impossible to win at Camp Nou, Arbeloa was justified by saying: "You go to the locker room too hot, there were things that we liked with the referee, are small details that are not going to make an excuse, but it has been wrong with Real Madrid today. "

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