Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola wary of Shakhtar Donetsk threat in UEFA Champions League
Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola has admitted that the Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk is capable of pulling off a good result in the quarter-final of the UEFA Champions League and things are not as easy as they look for the Catalan giants.
He said that Shakhtar have been in spectacular form throughout the ongoing 2010-11 season and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 cannot afford to be complacent.
Barcelona will take on the Ukrainian giants in the first-leg of the quarter-final of the Champions League on Wednesday, 6 April, 2011. The match will be played at the Camp Nou and the hosts will be looking to down their opposition to take a healthy lead
in the return leg.
Guardiola said that he does not have a good feeling about the match and fears the Miners will be able to pull an upset in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011. He insisted that he does not feel positive before the fixture and his side will have to play out of their skins to achieve a
good result.
“It's a strange situation and I don't have any good sensations. It seems as if I am more outside than inside in terms of the knock-out round. For the first time in a long time I do not like what I see. Before a team would win games by a big margin, now it's
just 1-0. This is a sign,” the Spaniard was quoted as saying in an interview.
The tactician heaped praise on the opposition and said that Shakhtar Donetsk deserve all the credit as they have played some brilliant football this season in Europe. He also acknowledged their winger http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Douglas-Costa-c11607 and Coach Mircea Lucescu ahead of the clash.
“Believe me they are a super team and they deserve credibility. They have a great side and one of the best winger's in the world. Their coach was coaching when I was playing,” concluded the Barcelona manager.
Shakhtar Donetsk topped Group H of the Champions League, 15 points ahead of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 with an impressive 6-2 aggregate in the knock-out stage of the competition, scoring three goals in each leg.
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