21.12.2010 23:28

“The return will be a fantastic game”

Vanessa Forns

After the scoreless draw at the Camp Nou, Barça’s cup future depends on the trip to San Mamés. Guardiola is already looking forward to what he is sure will be a fantastic game”.

FC Barcelona will be facing Caparrós’ side again in two week’s time, this time at San Mamés, which is never an easy place to go and play.

Big thrills in store

Guardiola considers the second leg “a new challenge” and is convinced “it will be a lovely game. It is a wonderful chance for us to once again show what we can do. The stadium will be full, there will be a cup atmosphere and there will be fast attacks … let’s see if we can put them where we want to and make it through to the next round”.

Positive result

The Barça boss knows that at Athletic Club “nothing is over until the final whistle”, and agrees with Joaquín Caparrós that qualification is 50/50. He also feels that the 0-0 draw was good “because it put us in our place after so much praise”.

Missing something over final metres

On Tuesday night’s game at the Camp Nou, the coach considered his team “was missing a bit of depth and accuracy over the last few metres … the result is what we deserved. If we didn’t score, it’s because we didn’t get everything right. They didn’t create much danger, and we did try, but it’s never easy. They played knowing that there was a second game still to come, and they are a team that knows how to play cup matches … but now we have to get some rest, and prepare for a dangerous game against Levante and then we’ve got the cup second leg”.