The Spaniard voiced his regard for the prestigious competition while adding that achieving triumph in Europe is far from easy.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604’s Tito Vilanova has stressed the importance of the UEFA Champions League, claiming that it is the most important competition besides the Spanish La Liga.
The trainer expressed that everyone at Barca understands the importance of the coveted competition and therefore its importance is undeniably the highest in their season's objectives.
Nevertheless, he did not shy away from admitting about the difficulties his side will have to face in order to achieve silverware during the European campaign.
Tito served under the management of Pep Guardiola, who helped the Nou Camp outfit to two remarkable European triumphs during his 4-year tenure.
Being full aware of what it takes to triumph in Europe, the mentor stated that times have changed and there is a drastic increase in competition.
Despite his desire to watch La Azulgranas win their 5th European title, Vilanova stressed that playing in the Champions League is far from easy, claiming that a lot of pressure comes from featuring in a European fixture.
“The Champions League is basically the most important competition, besides our league. The first game of the tournament is a very important one – you have to give it your all because of its importance,” Vilanova told the press.
“In the Champions League, any team can beat any other. There are no easy games. The pressure I feel is from myself. Not from anyone on the outside. [Carles] Puyol will be out. But it's clear that [Javier] Mascherano and [http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664] Pique
can't play every game for us. We'll also see how http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jordi-Alba-c19111 and Alexis [Sanchez] are tomorrow at training,” he added.
Barcelona will return their focus to the Spanish La LIga, after beating Spartak Moscow in the first game of the Champions League.
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