Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has said that Europe’s strongest defense line is at Inter Milan. He said this while speaking before the UEFA Champions League semi-final match. “The team with the strongest defense line in Europe is Barcelona. We have thoroughly analyzed the opposing team. It won’t be easy to defeat them. They are a very strong team,” Flick said. As Inter enters this match, they have lost their last three matches. With this, the team that was at the top of the table to defend the Italian league has now fallen to second place. This is not how Inter has fared in the past 10 years.
However, Barcelona’s coach said that the Champions League is a different competition. “Even though their results in the league have been poor, the Champions League is a completely different competition. We need to be cautious about them,” the coach said. Flick said that defeating their most competitive rival Real Madrid last Wednesday night and winning the Copa del Rey is a great confidence boost for the team before this match. However, the coach said that the decision on whether two key players who couldn’t play in that match due to injury, forward Robert Lewandowski and defender Alejandro Balde, will play in this match will be made at the last moment.
“We will rotate the team. But whether we do it in this match or in the Spanish league is too early to decide. I’m working to select the best team. The Champions League is a very important competition for us,” the coach said. Tonight’s match will start at 12:00 Maldives time.”
