Valverde, on Chelsea: "it touched Us one of the most difficult"

In statements conceded to 'Barça TV' just after the session of training of this Monday, Ernesto Valverde valued the luck of the Barcelona in the draw of the eighth of final of the UEFA Champions League 2017-18, and took with philosophy the fact that the culés have to measure to a so complicated rival like Chelsea, something that sooner or later had to happen.

"It has been a hard draw for us by the entity of the rival, but already knew that at all it went to be simple and that in the draw there was big teams", manifested the 'Txingurri', on the eliminatory that will not play until finals of the month of February, since the day 20 of said month will be when the Barcelona play the gone in Stamford Bridge, with the party of turn on 14 March in the Camp Nou.

"It has touched us one of the most complicated", signalled Valverde on Chelsea, that as well it remembered treats of the "current champion of the Premier League, so we face it with illusion because it is a very beautiful party and motivator".

Chelsea, a rival complicated but vencible

Chelsea has a lot of strong points, but the main is the balance in all his lines, with a big defensive fortress and the capacity to generate contragolpes fast and lethal. "It is a very strong team, with this physical point of the Premier that they know to take advantage of very well. Besides with Morata win in speed, between lines can be decisive".

The FC Barcelona, in spite of the entity of the opponent, is convinced to be able to to advance to the quarter-finals of Champions League and delete to Chelsea by the way. For this, will be vital to play a good party of gone in Stamford Bridge the next 20 February.