The Rossoneri goalkeeper believes his team has 50 percent chance of going through against the Catalonians; insists the opposition’s threat is not limited to Messi.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Christian-Abbiati-c9046 has insisted that it will be wrong to label AC Milan as the under-dogs against Barcelona, as the Rossoneri are as good as any other side in the tournament.
The Italian Champions are set to play the Spanish giants in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. The Catalonians are the defending champions in the tournament, and their recent performances have caused many to label
them as one of the best teams ever to play the beautiful game of football.
The Diavolo goalkeeper insisted that his team is second to none, and pointed out that the club had held wonderfully well against the Spanish giants in the two group stage matches.
While talking to Gazzetta dello Sport, the goalkeeper said:
“Our chances of qualification will start at 50 per cent. After all, we are Milan. We played two excellent games against them in the group stages, even if we did suffer a bit in the match in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011.”
The Milan outfit lost the group stage home match against Barca 3-2, while the Camp Nou clash ended in a 2-2 stalemate.
Abbiati admitted that Barcelona are in a phenomenal run of form, and the tie will be a big challenge for the Milan outfit. The shot-stopper insisted that it would be difficult to match the Blaugrana in terms of the number of scoring
chances they create every game, and said that the only way to win is to make the best use of the chances they get during the game.
“They create 20 scoring opportunities per game, so we therefore have to take advantage of the chances we have.”
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alpha-c38349 and Omega
of the opposition’s offensive, and maintained that there is a lot more quality in the team beside the attacker.
“Lionel Messi? I am perfectly aware that he is the best player in the world, but Barcelona are not just Messi." Abbiati added.
The first-leg will be played at San Siro on Wednesday, March 28.
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