The Spanish tactician has told the defenders to stop Lionel Messi in order to win the upcoming UEFA Champions League clash against the Catalans
Spartak Moscow will play their first group stage game of the UEFA Champions League under newly appointed head coach, Unai Emery, against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Barcelona-c39078 at Camp Nou on Wednesday.
The Spanish tactician, who joined the Russian outfit after saying farewell to Valencia this summer, has failed to help his side in claiming a win from the last four games; including their 1-1 draw in the return leg of the play-off
round against Fenerbahce.
However, the Moscow-based club still managed to progress to the group stages after defeating the Turkish side 3-2 on aggregate.
The former Real Sociedad player, meanwhile, strengthened the Spartachi during the summer transfer window after signing Romulo, Juan Insaurralde, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-Lyonnais-c40130
and Schalke respectively.
However, Emery will be without the services of Nicolas Pareja, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergei-Parshivlyuk-c32969 for the upcoming European encounter against the Catalans, after the trio sustained respective injuries.
Having gained enough Champions League experience with his former club, Valencia, Emery looks set to unleash the Moscow-based club against the Spanish giants, who have recently changed their head coach.
But given that Spartak possess an awful European record in the past, Emery has admitted that the Russian outfit needs a bit of luck and God’s help to win the much anticipated first group stage match against the Spanish giants.
The 40-year-old has warned his side against the electrifying striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296, stating that marking the Argentine forward will be a difficult task for them on Wednesday.
“Everyone who plays against Barcelona, counts on God's help and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Good-Luck-c39444 to get a chance to win. I understand that Messi is in good shape but we're going to Camp Nou with confidence in our abilities.” The Miguel Muñoz Trophy winner
was quoted as saying.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-Puyol-c8331 and Andres Iniesta will not play a part in the upcoming group stage game after sustaining injuries. Emery revealed that the Catalans have worthy replacements in their squad.
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