Zubizarreta: "The athletic is one of the most powerful teams of europa"

"The Athletic is of the most powerful teams of Europe"

"The Athletic is of the most powerful teams of Europe"

Published:21/03/2014 - 13:09h

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Andoni Zubizarreta Has showed very respectful after knowing the results of the draw of the quarter-finals of the Champions League: "I will not be I the one who discover to the Athletic of current Madrid: it is one of the most powerful teams of Europe"

Andoni Zubizarreta Has been the first in valuing the result of the draw of this Friday. "With the teams that there was and the possible crosses, all would have been complicated. The Athletic of Madrid will not discover it now, are seeing it in this League. It is one of the most powerful teams of Europe", has affirmed. The sportive director of the Barça, however, has seen a small advantage in the fact that the rival was the Athletic and no a further opponent: "When being a team of our League are more accustomed to play in his field. Therefore I think that it does not weigh so much play the turn was", said.

Four eliminatory of luxury. "If the Athletic is between these eight teams, in some quarter-finals that all the world considers the most powerful of the history of the Champions, is by something", has reiterated Zubizarreta, that still has added: "they Are four big eliminatory between big clubs. To the one who like him the football and do not identify directly with a team, will enjoy of eight big football matchs. We look forward to to do a positive reading of the eliminatory once finalise".

Finally, the sportive director of the Barça has aimed that the team will try to go out reinforced of the Classical in the Bernabéu and that it wants to arrive well to the denouement of the season: "we Are in the final of Glass and in the high part in the League. In these two last months defines everything. To see if we are able to keep this final sprint and arrive to put it in good conditions".

Clemente Villaverde, the representative of the Athletic of Madrid, also has expressed the admiration by the rival and the confidence in the own team in equal doses: "it has touched Us a rival with an incredible potential, but will confront us with the illusion that have showed during all the season. We have to try do cost our arms".

Figo bends by the white colours

The innocent hand of the draw has been Luis Figo, ambassador of the final, that plays in his natal Lisbon. In spite of being ex player of two of the teams involved in the quarter-finals, Figo has showed his preferences by the Real Madrid. "The one who arrive to the final will be because it has deserved it to him, but to me would like me that it was the Real Madrid, that does a lot of years that looks for this title".

Instead, it has avoided to pronounce on the Barça, club where also played. In fact, Figo has not wanted to answer to a question with regard to his two ex teams during the act, as it was foreseen in the script, and has avoided to attend to the Catalan means displaced to Nyon.

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