Ernesto Valverde in a party of the FC Barcelona

THE FC BARCELONA, To BY ALL

"We are in the final of Glass, now touch League and Champions"

Published:9/02/2018 - 02:23h

Updated:9/02/2018 - 04:47h

It began the season with bad foot, but has converted to the FC Barcelona in a candidate to the triplete. Ernesto Valverde has won his first final of the season, but does not want to brake here. The technician affirms that now it touches to work in LaLiga and the Champions

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If the Seville attained it some hours before, the FC Barcelona certified this Thursday his pass to the final of the Glass of the King with a victory on Valencia. The Catalans showed once again one of his best expensive in Mestalla, and imposed with solvency to a very brave rival and that was to the height of the occasion. Ernesto Valverde stood out the effort of his, but also warned that this does not stop.

"Knowing the requirement that has the Barça, is important to arrive to finals. We have defeated to rivals very hard like the Celtic, Valencia and the Espanyol in this Glass. I am very happy. The Barça has played a lot of finals, but I is the second that face. I expect to have more luck that inthe first ", explained the technician in press conference to start with.

On the turn of semifinals, the Txingurri admitted that the blanquinegros had opportunities thanks to his own merits, but considers that they are just victorious: "Had like rival to a very motivated team and with the city delivered. In the party of gone, Valencia prevented that the marker was wider. In the turn have dominated in spite of that they have had some options. But we have deserved to happen. It has been a good eliminatory".

"I have played a final in the field of the rival and would not like me repeat"

"It had preferred to suffer much less and have it everything of face a lot before. Valencia was very dangerous to the against and has generated us problems with his good players. The played of the stick could put them in the eliminatory", has commented, underlining the importance to having sentenced at all more start the second time.

Finally, it has referred to the way of the Barça, that allana momentáneamente in the Glass of Rey but still has a lot of challenges for arriving: "The only that have in front is a final, the one of Glass. Our intention is to centre us now in LaLiga and afterwards in the Champions, where have an eliminatory very difficult. Now we have by in front the party of the Getafe. My players are mentalizados to face what demands this club".

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After 'wet' on his preferences for the headquarters of the final, Valverde has answered on some of his decisions during the clash, beginning by the titularity of Gerard Hammered. "He found well and have decided to risk him. At the end, it was overloaded and have changed it", has revealed, without detailing if the load of minutes has had some influence in his injury.

Besides, also it has admitted that it has not doubted to the hour to give entrance to Philippe Coutinho, since his intention was to agitate the attack to treat of incomodar to Valencia: "it Saw clear the change. We had to move the from above. André Was helping us with his fortress, but saw that it was missing us a bit of dribbling and do something with the command that had. I am used to to expect more to change, but this time saw it clear".

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