Ronald Koeman values the Champions League draw: "It's a strong group"

This Thursday celebrated the draw of the phase of groups of the edition 2021-2022 of the UEFA Champions League. The FC Barcelona, that split from the bass drum 2, remained matched with the fearsome Bayern Munich, Benfica and Dynamo of Kiev in the group And. Now, the trainer culé Ronald Koeman has given his opinion in this regard and described to his rivals like "strong", by what the Barça can not take for granted his classification to the eighth.

Koeman Explained that "for me is a good draw. I think that it is a strong group as there are other groups as ours. We speak of big teams as it is the Bayern but also the Benfica. They are two teams with a lot of name and a lot of history", adding that to the Bavarians "have it in the memory of two years ago and to the Dinamo know it because we already play against them the past season and know more or less what can expect".

It did not want to 'wet' regarding the team that paints to be the cenicienta of the group, the Dynamo, because already they confronted in the past season and are conscious that they can complicate them his plans. "For the moment I do not know a lot of them but I agree me that the past year had players very young, with only a year of professional and think that can expect the same", explained.

Return to Benfica

Ronald Koeman gave a big step in his career like trainer in the Benfica, where was in the course 2005-2006, pertinent of the Ajax (was of 2001 to 2005), by what supposes a moment special to have the opportunity to return to a stadium that knows very well. The one of Zaandam recognised that it had seen recently a party of the Portuguese and has big expectations.

"I saw the other day the party of the Benfica. They played against the PSV. With one less during an hour defended well, held. The team is strong and aggressive. And it will be beautiful to play against the Benfica because I worked there a year (2005-06). It is a big club, is one of the most known historically and of the strongest. It is a pleasure compete with them", recognised to the official means of the Barça.