The Bayer Leverkusen defender believes that his side could have performed better in the match but admitted that Leverkusen still took some positives from the defeat.
Bayer Leverkusen slipped at home with a 3-1 margin to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 in the first-leg of their UEFA Champions League encounter. Both sides locked heads on Tuesday, February 14, at the BayArena with Barcelona earning themselves a 3-1
advantage prior to going into the second-leg.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michal-Kadlec-c25422 equalised at the 52nd minute mark. Sanchez scored his side’s second of the evening in the 55th minute before
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 sealed Barcelona’s victory a goal in the dying moments of the match.
This has left Werkself with an uphill task of defeating the Catalan giants by at least a three goal margin at Camp Nou if they want to progress further in the competition.
Reinartz admits that his team were on the back foot during early stages of the game and the first Barcelona goal was a warning for his team. He opined that Leverkusen were impressive after the interval and could have drawn level
had Gonzalo Castro’s effort found the net instead of the post.
While talking during the post-match press conference, the 23-year-old further added:
“No, I don't think so. We had our best period of the match after they went 2-1 up. We had two or three chances, including the shot against the post by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gonzalo-Castro-c15105 and Stefan Kiessling's header. The wake-up call was the first
goal. From then on we tried to play football and got more involved in the game. We played more openly and with more courage.”
On the other hand, the sweeper hailed Barcelona star man, Lionel Messi. He stated that the Argentinean international is certainly the world’s best player and admitted that the striker is a nightmare for defenders. “I had to be
a bit more rustic and try to foul him. I tried to trip him, but it wasn't enough. He has some incredible skills,” Reinartz concluded.
Leverkusen will play Augsburg, FC Koln and Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga before travelling to Barcelona on March 7 for the second-leg.
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