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Sergio Busquets admitted that the league match with Real Madrid is coming to Barcelona at a better time than the Super Cup, although he also admitted, on Vamos’ programme, that the white team will be very ambitious on Sunday at the Santiago Bernabeu. The midfielder also paid tribute to Casemiro.
Super Cup Classico
“In the Super Cup, we might have dropped it too early, with the players out of the way and with Ferran who just arrived. We didn’t have Aubameyang. I think the team is better now, I don’t know if Real Madrid will be even better but I’m sure they will be with more joy because they came from a great Champions League qualification. It will be a great match.”
Xavi in Barcelona
“Everything became different. Self-esteem, state of mind, confidence… A new coach arrived and made several changes with his philosophy, which was the one he gave us many years ago. We’ve been with us for years, he’s been very good for us and the new players have gradually understood him. We are a more complete team, we do many things well and we are more of a team after all. Obviously we still have a long way to go.”
Xavi
“He lived this style as a player and practiced it as a coach. And when it arrived I won’t tell you it was easy, because there were quite a few guys that tried this method. Lately we’ve been losing it and he wanted it back. He had to insist a lot, do a lot of work on the pitch and in the videos. Little by little, we reap the rewards. When you win and you enjoy playing, in attack and defense, it gives you a team that believes in the idea, in the coach and the soul.”
Real Madrid – Paris Saint Germain
“It was a completely different match in terms of the first and second half. When two great teams play, they are capable. They can score a goal from any foul or play and from there the mood changes and they win the match. I expect an ambitious Real Madrid, in front of their fans, who want to win the match like us.”
“It will be a battle to get the ball and see who is stronger. In the Super Cup it was already possible to see, although they might have been a little more defensive. On their court they will want to be more offensive, but it will be exactly the same. It will be a test against the leader, but we have to be realistic.”
Casimiro
“If he’s not the best in his position, he’s among the best. You just have to look at his matches, his career and the work he does. It happens to us in this position, and it’s not very flashy and people don’t notice it because in the end, they focus on scoring goals, dribbles and assists. We have a less flashy, but much more important task, which is to be in the middle of the whole team, to control everything.”
“I admire him (Casimiro). I admire all the good players. Real Madrid has a lot of good players, but I wouldn’t stay with any of them. I will stay with my teammates, who I will be competing with and with whom I live. As a football fan, I also appreciate the other players on the other teams.”
Benzema
“He is the most decisive, on the statistical level of goals as well as on the level of confidence.”
source: marca
