Andrea Pirlo: "Playing against FC Barcelona is always nice"

After knowing the groups that will form the first phase of the Champions League 2020-2021, Andrea Pirlo, trainer of the Juventus of Turín, has recognised that coincide with the FC Barcelona in the same group is something beautiful. Both teams are the big candidates to classify for the eliminatory phase by in front of the Dynamo of Kiev and the Ferencváros TC.

"It is a group fascinante. Play against the FC Barcelona always is beautiful, since it elevates the level of responsibility and attention of the players", commented the Italian technician, connoisseur, in first meats, of what means to confront you to a big rival like footballer, and more, in a competition of high repercussion like the Champions League.

The legend of the 'Calcium' also has spoken of the reduction of time between day and day. After recognising that it already expected a more reduced calendar, has aimed an important detail on the party in Kiev: "Already we knew that the calendar would be adjusted, but is well play the first party in Kiev reason now in October will not do so much frio, something that goes us well to us".

"Happy with the group, likes us. We are wishing to begin" they have been the words of Andrea Pirlo to finalise his contribution. The míster of the 'Vecchia Signora' knows that further to confront to the team blaugrana has the practically achieved classification and in parties of elimination, has a team qualified to win to any another conjoint.

The party of the reunions

At last, after roughly two years, will go back to enjoy of a meeting between the two better players of the world. It is true that will not be the same that does some seasons, when the 'Bug' dressed the T-shirt of the Real Madrid. Nevertheless, it will be a full meeting of melancholy that will remember to those classical passionate that both contested.

They will not be the only footballers that go back to find . So much Miralem Pjanic like Arthur Melo will have the opportunity to confront to his exequipo after a barter that has changed them of shield. True is that it will be missing to know if both players will have a gap in the eleven headline, since in the first days of the competition have not been able to have it.

Pirlo, with win to win titles in the Juventus