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Frenkie de Jong: "FC Barcelona can win the Champions League"

Published:4/08/2020 - 16:40h

Updated:4/08/2020 - 16:40h

Frenkie Of Jong is back after his injury and has clear that, to four parties, win the Champions League is possible for the FC Barcelona

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Frenkie Of Jong did not have a lucky return after the stop by the coronavirus. The Dutch had a muscular injury that prevented him play the big majority of the parties of the final stretch of LaLiga Santander, although it already is back and prepared for his round to the Champions League. In an interview for Barça TV, showed convinced to be able to raise the 'orejona' to final of season.

The Dutch midfield player showed "ilusionado" of face to be able to recover the European throne, ensuring that "in four parties can be champions of the Champions". Besides, Frenkie of Jong also analysed the change of dynamics of the competition: "This new format is special but also gives him advantage to the smallest teams because to a party is easier to surprise to the big".

"I am convinced that go to happen of round"

To personal level, Frenkie of Jong is with many win to go back to the terrains of game after his injury. It did it some minutes in the split suspender belts against the Osasuna and the Sportive Alavés without being to the one hundred by one hundred, but against the Naples yes will be to the maximum. "Then it did not feel me well because it went back of the injury but these weeks have served me to prepare me and am smart to play against the Naples", ensured.

The Dutch midfield player arrived to the FC Barcelona after portentosas performances with the Ajax of Ámsterdam in the Champions League -in fact, arrived to semifinals and remained to a step of the final being deleted with a goal in the last minute- and now shows very optimistic of face to the pass to chambers in spite of the 1-1 of the gone. "I am convinced that go to happen of round", commented.

After having lost the Supercopa of Spain, the Glass of Rey and LaLiga, Frenkie of Jong showed his illusion by the League of Champions: "Always I am motivated but the Champions League is a special competition". For this, ensured that the team is with a lot of strength: "The energy in the team is very positive, the week on holiday has gone us very well for desconectar and load the batteries".

The FC Barcelona, with drops against the Naples

Frenkie Of Jong also analysed the drops of Sergio Busquets and Arturo Vidal of face to the party against the Naples: "we will miss Them sure because they are players of world-wide class but have a big staff with footballers totally qualified for suplirles". Besides, it thinks that everything "will depend on we, of how play and of how go out. We are very motivated and thinking in winning the Champions".

Apparently in the party of gone, Frenkie of Jong considers that the FC Barcelona will have to improve his level to be able to delete to the Naples. "It is a very disciplined team, with players of a lot of quality. The 1-1 is not a bad result but will have to play better home", said, adding that "it is truth that have had more time but they arrive filmed regarding competing. It depends on how you look it".

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