Koeman: "We have had problems, but the important is that we will play the final"

Ronald Koeman spoke with 'Movistar' after the victory of the FC Barcelona in the semifinals of the Supercopa of Spain. The group barcelonista won to the Real Sociedad in the batch of penaltis thanks to a soberbia performance of Marc-André ter Stegen​. The Dutch technician showed satisfied with the triumph and with the performance of his team in the batch, where finish winning thanks to the last launching that transformed Riqui Puig.

The one of Zaandam praised to the of Matadepera and to the archer and explained that it was the midfield player the one who asked to throw. "To win a batch is very important the goalkeeper and Marc has been very very stopping two. I had four names in a paper for the batch of penaltis and had to say that who wanted to throw the fifth. Riqui Said that it threw it he and all has gone perfect because it has marked it and has showed it", signalled.

On the other hand, it stood out the performance of the Real Sociedad and left clear that any one of the two teams could have carried the victory. "It has been a big party, where the two teams have played very well, with a lot of intensity. Both have been able to win and the two have had occasions to decant the marker", said, showing very happy by the pass to the final.

Besides, elogió the performance of his, although it recognised that the donostiarras could carry the triumph in the extention. "In the final stretch of the party they even have had more opportunities that we, but think that have complicated them a lot the meeting and that have been well. Afterwards the penaltis, already know that the penaltis depend on a lot of things, of the goalkeeper, of who fails, who marks. The important is that we go to play the final", commented.

The ex seleccionador of Holland also recognised that the realistic did them suffer in the first 20 minutes, but elogió the reaction of his in the first part. "It has cost us a lot by the pressure that has done the Real Sociedad. We have had a lot of problems because it has been a one to one in all thefield . It has not been until the minute 20 or like this when we begin to improve and think that until the rest were better", declared.

Koeman Did not reveal if Messi will play the final

Finally, it did not dare to confirm if Leo Messi will play or no the final of the Sunday. The trainer culé ensured that it is necessary to expect to see how evolves and rest to be the best possible in the final. "It is necessary to expect to see which raisin with Messi. For the moment it touches to recover, that have been 120 minutes in the party of today and want to be frescos for the final of the Sunday. I do not know if we will run risks with Leo, it is necessary to expect", concluded.