Andoni Zubizarreta, current sportive director of the Olympique of Marseilles, mythical ex goalkeeper of the FC Barcelona in the past and ex Barcelona technical secretary remembered how was his exit of the Barcelona team in 2015 in a interview for the newspaper El País. The ex technical secretary admitted that it affected him a lot his dismissal.
Zubizarreta Explained that, after the directive of the FC Barcelona communicated him his cessation like technician, remained excessively touched anímicamente. "My goodbye of the Barça created me, maybe, a bitterness exaggerated", commented. Now, the situation has changed and since it arrived to Marseilles is carrying out a big work.
"Since I went out, I did not see to the team until the final of the Champions of Berlin"
The ex technical secretary confessed that, after being sacked, was months without seeing the parties of the FC Barcelona. In fact, it did not do it until the final of the Champions League against the Juventus of Turín contested in Belín: "it cost Me a lot at the beginning and in some form follows me costing. Since I went out, I did not see to the team until the final of the Champions of Berlin".
Zubizarreta Also recognised that it did not look for explanations and remembered that the Barça already threw him once like player: "there are things to which do not look for him explanation. Look for it now would be easier because I no longer seat the same. In any case, to me they threw me of the Barça for the first time after the final of the Glass of Europe in Athens (4-0 of the Milan) and in the aeroplane".
When it saw to the FC Barcelona win the Champions League some months after his dismissal, Zubizarreta arrived to the conclusion that his work like technical secretary had not been bad: "After the final of Champions of Berlin, as I thought that it was not so bad the done".
Final of Europe League against the Athletic
The Olympique of Marseilles, club for which works Zubizarreta, will play the final of Europe League in front of the Athletic of Madrid. "The Athletic has more practical and is more accustomed to this type of experiences. But I foresee a duel equalised between two intense teams that also know to work with the balloon. If we can play to our rhythm, have everything to compete", commented 'Zubi'.