After playing two heated fixtures in the group stages of the Champions League, the Barcelona manager does not want to lock horns with the Italian giants.
Alongside BATE Borisov and Viktoria Plzen, Barcelona were forced to take on the challenge of Massimo Allegri’s AC Milan.
The Italian champions proved their worth in the two-legged encounter, drawing the first in an epic battle at the Camp Nou.
However, the Catalan champions ran away with the bragging rights after the second leg, managing to win the heated fixture 2-3 at the San Siro.
After that result, Barcelona have managed to overcome their European opponents with ease. The outfit from Catalonia dismantled German giants, Bayern Leverkusen, without breaking a sweat in the two legs, winning 10-2 on aggregate.
With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 scoring five goals in their latest fixture, La Blaugrana have plenty to be happy about.
Despite the assurances of the Best Player in the World, Pep Guardiola does not want to tackle the mighty Rossoneri again.
In search of an easier draw, the Barcelona manager stated that he wants to avoid AC Milan in quarter-final stage, owing this decision to their remarkable pedigree in the continental competition.
"I would like to avoid Milan in the quarter-finals," the former Spain international said.
"We have already played [twice] and they are one of the biggest clubs in Europe.”
Guardiola would like an easier route to the final, but accepted that they will have to overcome the best European clubs to deserve a place in the final.
"However, to reach the final in Munich, there is still so much to accomplish and above all, there remains the need to clash with the best."
Despite their excellent showings in the elite European club competition, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011, and might face difficulty to
play away from home in the European competition.
As many as 16 points have been lost by Guardiola’s men on their away travels, as they trail Real Madrid by a difference of 10 points in La Liga.
La Blaugrana cannot afford to drop any more points as the season enters its final stretch, with only 12 matches remaining until the end of the season.
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