The Argentine tactician is in awe of Pep Guardiola’s work at the Camp Nou and believes that they are the best team in the world.
Athletic Bilbao travel to the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Calderon in search of their 24th Copa Del Rey tie. Los Leones have a stiff task on their hands as they take on the challenge of the mighty Barcelona team boasting the likes of Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-c23554 Bielsa admitted the enormity of the task in front of the Basque club as he hailed Barcelona as the best team in the world, despite their inability to retain either of their European and Spanish crowns in the 2011/12 season.
Reflecting on Bilbao’s chances in the Copa del Rey final, the Argentine tactician reckoned that his charges will have to play a perfect game as a united outfit and look to decrease La Blaugrana’s intensity on the pitch.
"Barca continue to be the best team in the world," Bielsa said while talking to reporters at the Copa del Rey pre-match press conference in Madrid.
"So, to win this final, our players must play at their full potential and be accurate and precise as a team. This, in turn, will help to decrease the usual level of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604."
Analyzing their Copa del Rey final rivals, Bielsa took out time to discuss two Barcelona players, namely http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chile-c2871 national team manager opined that Messi is an unnatural footballer with an answer to all the threats his team can create in the Spanish capital.
Bielsa also downplayed Victor Valdes’ absence from the first team as he claimed that his understudy, Jose http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pinto-c30032, is as good a stopper as the Spanish goalkeeper.
"Lionel Messi has solutions for almost all problems," he noted. "But we will try to ensure that he does not find a way to beat us tomorrow [Friday]."
"A team like Barcelona don't have only one top goalkeeper," he argued. "I don't see any differences [between Valdes and Pinto]."
The match is set to kick off at 22 00 hours Central European Time at the Vicente Calderon on May 25.
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