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Andrea Pirlo trainer of the Juventus

TRAINER OF THE JUVENTUS

Pirlo: "FC Barcelona has ups and downs, but it is not in crisis"

Published:7/12/2020 - 20:36h

Updated:7/12/2020 - 20:36h

Andrea Pirlo, trainer of the Juventus of Turín, attended to the media in the previous press conference to the duel of Champions League in front of the Barça

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This Tuesday, the FC Barcelona and the Juventus of Turín will measure his strengths​ in the party of the last day of the phase of groups of the Champions League that will decide who of the two remains with the first place. The duel will be in the Camp Nou to the 21:00 hours (peninsular schedule Spanish) and, to analyse all what surrounds it, Andrea Pirlo has appeared this Monday in the afternoon in front of the media.

The trainer of the Juventus gives options to Gianluigi Buffon to be headline in the Camp Nou: "it has trained and it is recovered. Tomorrow it could play because it deserves do it in a so big field and in front of a team like this". On the FC Barcelona, ensured that "have high and basses, but has meetings very good and a trainer that is setting up some ideas. It is not in crisis".

Andrea Pirlo auguró a difficult party, but without at all that lose. "It will be a very difficult party because we will have to suffer, but will have our occasions and have to take advantage of them. We do not have at all to lose. We can play to face discovered. We are conscious of the errors that did in the gone", said, adding that "we have seen several times the meeting and have to improve a lot. Especially the possession of the ball".

"The problem of Messi is mental, no futbolístico"

Of course, also it pronounced between the duel that will have Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi, finding after several years without being faced with front. "It would be an error say that one is better that the another. They follow giving show, deliver Balloons of Gold and are doing to enjoy to million fans. They have done a lot for the football", commented.

Andrea Pirlo did not doubt in elogiar to Leo Messi: "it Is a moment in particular. It has had some problem, doubts in if remain or no, but in the parties has showed his level. It is not so much a technical problem. In the field is a phenomenon and has showed it. The rest remains between the player and the Barcelona". Of Cristiano, commented that "If it marks goals means that it is in the moment of just form and in the suitable place, and have to do him arrive well the ball".

On the injuries that suffer both teams, the trainer of the Juventus attributed it to the dense calendar that have the teams in the last months. "It is a period in which a lot of footballers have problems. It is normal. The big players have little time of rest and also have international commitments. Everything will be more normal after Navidad", sentenced.

Bonucci, also in room of press

Leonardo Bonucci, defence of the Juventus, accompanied to Andrea Pirlo in the press conference and, after the victory against the AC Milan, showed trusted to do a good paper against the FC Barcelona. "The attitude that have to have is the one who carried us to the victory in the derbi. Tomorrow we will find us a big team, but these parties are a stimulus", said.

The defence bianconero remembered that in the party of gone, the Juventus marked three goals that were cancelled and that, in the turn, can hurt. "The Champions League has showed that there are surprises. But east is a difficult field, in a hard stadium. With our knowledge can hurt to the Barcelona. In the gone cancelled us three goals. There is all the ingredients to do a good party", concluded.

The FC Barcelona ran over to the Juventus in the first turn