Prior to his side’s encounter with the Italian giants on Wednesday, the Barcelona boss has paid his respect to AC Milan.
The Catalan mentor has admired his side’s opponents and has stated that they are among the best teams in the world. Guardiola has admitted that it will not be easy for Barca to defeat the current Italian champions.
Pep conceded that La Blaugrana will need to be at their very best in order to advance to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League.
The current Spanish champions travel to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 to play the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against AC Milan on Wednesday.
The highly anticipated fixture will be played at the San Siro and is expected to be a competitive match.
Interestingly, Milan and Barca have already faced each other earlier in this season’s European campaign as the two teams were drawn in the same group as the tournament began.
The two encounters between the European giants produced some beautiful football. The two legs played earlier in the season were both thrilling and entertaining to watch.
Milan were able to secure a draw at the Nou Camp but failed to keep the Catalan giants out at the San Siro. The first match resulted in a 2-2 stalemate, while the second leg finished with a final score of 3-2.
Many have expressed that the Rossoneri and La Blaugrana are both strong contenders for the European title and anything is possible as these two teams go head-to-head.
Guardiola sounded a warning towards his team and stressed that the Italian giants will not be an easy challenge.
According to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604’s official website, Pep quoted:
"San Siro is one of the great stadiums in European football and AC Milan is one of the best teams in the world.”
"In the quarter-finals of a competition like this, with an opponent like this one, you must be aware that have to play two excellent games or you won't go through. They have great combative play, they're good in the air, and they dominate long passes.”
Football audiences all over the world are looking forward to Barcelona taking over the challenge of AC Milan away from home.
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