The Bayer Leverkusen manager is confident that the Catalan giants will progress through to the final of the Champions League.
Having lost the second-leg of their UEFA Champions League knock-out stage to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604, Robin Dutt feels that the Spanish side will be in the final of the competition and are strong contenders to lift the trophy. Leverkusen lost
by a 7-1 margin courtesy of five goals from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 and a brace from Christian Tello.
Messi opened the scoring in the 25th minute and went on to score four more in the game. Tello scored twice after the interval to send Leverkusen packing. Karim Bellarabi scored a consolation for the visitors in the 90th
minute.
Barca progressed through to the quarter-finals, 10-2 on aggregate, having won the first-leg 3-1 at the BayArena.
Leverkusen manager, Robin Dutt, believes that Barcelona were rampant on the night and will be hard to beat in the competition. He also applauded Pep Guardiola for achieving new heights with the club since taking over the responsibilities
in 2008. He mentioned that they are the best club in the world and certainly one of the finalists this season.
While talking to reporters after the game, Dutt further added:
“We didn’t need to be told that Barcelona are the best team I have ever seen play. This is a club with a philosophy, with the example being Pep Guardiola. I have no doubt that in my mind that they will be in the final in Munich”
Barcelona have qualified for the last-eight alongside AC Milan, Benfica and APOEL Nicosia. On the other hand, Leverkusen are left to focus solely on the Bundesliga where they sit fifth on the league standings, four points behind
fourth placed Schalke.
Werkself will return to league action on Saturday, March 10, against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/VfL-Wolfsburg-c40881 at the Volkswagen Arena. They are fighting hard with the likes of Schalke and Werder Bremen to claim a place in next season’s Champions League.
The club’s recent form in the Bundesliga has been brilliant as they have won three back-to-back matches against FC Augsburg, FC Koln and Bayern Munich.
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