The AC Milan vice-president admits the Catalonians are one of the best sides of past 40 years, yet insists the Rossoneri will have their say in the crucial second-leg.
AC Milan are set to meet Barcelona in the return-leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals tie at Camp Nou. The contest is wide open as the first-leg of the tie played at San Siro ended in a 0-0 stalemate.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 to play the quarter-final of the European competition.
While talking to Sky Sport 24, the AC Milan C.E.O said:
“We are delighted to be here, to play in the quarter-final against the best team in the world.”
When asked to comment on Cruyff’s prediction that Barcelona will win the chief insisted that there were no favourites in the match. However, he admitted that the Spanish giants are one of the greatest teams of the era along with
Sacchi’s Milan and Cruyff’s Ajax. He insisted that the match is going to be an absolute cracker.
“Cruyff says that Barcelona will win? He was a great player and as a great player he can say whatever he wants. Sacchi’s Milan, Cruyff’s Ajax and Guardiola’s Barca are the teams that no other has done better than in the last 40
years. Tonight there are no favourites, Milan and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 are two great teams, it will be a spectacle.”
Galliani was all praise for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029 and commended the striker’s extraordinary focus. However, he snubbed the notion that the Swede is out to revenge tonight, and insisted that there is no vendetta at all.
The vice-president to comment on the controversy that arose on the condition of the turf at San Siro, and insisted that Guardiola is right to say that the conditions were less than perfect.
He insisted that above all, the adverse condition of the pitch is a downside for the two Milan giants, and stated that they negatively affected them the most. The club executive revealed that the pitch was watered early morning
as per the directions of the Spanish giants, and no tempering was done to the pitch afterwards.
“Hopefully next year http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 and ourselves can play on a field that is partly natural and partly synthetic.” He added.
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