Barcelona’s Andrade Maxwell stresses La Liga focus
Barcelona left-back Scherer Andrade Maxwell believes though the defeat against Arsenal in the Champions League was a bitter pill to swallow, yet it is time for the Catalans to move on and focus their attention on the Spanish League.
He also said that minor setbacks were part of the game, therefore, Barcelona should not forget that there was still a lot of work to be done in the domestic league.
Going down the memory lane, the Catalans headed into the first leg of the round of 16 in the Champions League against Arsenal as firm favourites to progress further.
However, after a gallant performance by the Arsene Wenger side, the Gunners were able to cancel out http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-c10409 Villa’s strike in the first half with two late second half goals to complete a memorable comeback.
Nevertheless, the return fixture at Camp Nou in three weeks time, would be an opportunity to get back into the European competition for the Spanish side.
Maxwell believes that the best response to the ‘slip-up’ at the Emirates would bounce back with a convincing 3 points to maintain their lead over 2nd placed Real Madrid.
Because of the amount of talent they have at their disposal at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604, there would always be expectations to showcase their dominance.
Seeing that the La Liga season enters a rather critical stage, the Brazilian stated, “We have to focus and forget everything that has happened. We will not change the way they (Arsenal) play, even after a loss, we continue with the same humility and remain
confident in ourselves and intend to continue in all competitions.”
The full-back further added that it was essential that the unit was able to learn from their mistakes and look to capitalise on them in Europe and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Maxwell-c25051 said, “We have the opportunity every three days to respond and we will try on Sunday against Bilbao. It is a very important game that we must win. We have league games to win before the second leg against Arsenal.”
A total of 4 La Liga clashes await the Catalans before the 2nd leg at Camp Nou against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 FC, and while Pep Guardiola would have one eye on Europe, he would also be focusing his attention on keeping Real Madrid at bay.
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