With Real Madrid’s 32nd La Liga title almost secured, the tireless full-back wants Barcelona to retain their Champions League crown.
The 2011/12 campaign has seen http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 teammates pale in comparison.
La Blaugrana have seen their season marred by injury problems, with the Spanish crown slipping away from their hands as the end of May approaches.
With 13 fixtures still remaining until the end of the Spanish top flight campaign, Pep Guardiola’s charges have a daunting task on their hands as they find themselves 10 points adrift of Los Blancos in La Liga rankings.
However, the Catalan club still have opportunities to salvage their season in the form of UEFA Champions League and Copa del Rey glory.
In their next competitive fixture, Barcelona play host to German outfit, Bayer Leverkusen, at the Camp Nou. The Catalan giants won 1-3 against their Bavarian counterparts in the first leg and command a sizeable away goal advantage.
Pep Guardiola accepted that the outfit from Catalonia have an uphill task on their hands, but wants his team to concentrate on what lies ahead rather than mull over the past.
Brazilian defender, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Adriano-c3773, shares the opinions of his coach as he highlighted the impact of injuries on their performances.
"It is going to be very tough for us to win the league but now we must concentrate on Bayer Leverkusen. It has been a difficult season for us with so many injuries which has meant that we have not been able to play at 100 per cent but little by little
we have been improving.”
"In the Champions League now we play Bayer Leverkusen at home after a good win in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 but they are a strong side as they showed at the weekend with a victory over a team like Bayern Munich which shows what they are capable of," he added.
A win in Camp Nou will mean Barcelona reaching the quarter-final of the UEFA Champions League for the fifth consecutive year. On the other hand, Bayer Leverkusen will make their first appearance since their ousting from the competition in 2001/02.
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