Players ready to win at Anfield
The entire squad is confident that they can they are still capable of making it through the round against Liverpool FC. They admit that it is going to be difficult but have their faith in the quality and commitment of the team.
The initial reaction among the players after tonight's 2-1 defeat to Liverpool is that they need to put the disappointment behind them and start thinking about the second leg in England. And the general mood is of optimism and faith in their own possibilities.
Saviola
"We have to be confident about what is to come. We haven't lost anything yet".
"It is a difficult situation for everybody, for the fans and for us. We have lost to a good opponent and will try to do a good job over there."
Deco
"The return will not be easy, they have the advantage of the goals they scored here. By the way we played today and the team we have, we can win there in just the same way that they have won here."
"In the Champions League all the teams are good, we all know how difficult it is".
Valdés
"Not better (in reference to the way Liverpool played), we tried to play football our way. They played on the counter attack and scored in two isolated occasions."
"Just as they won here, we can win there"
Iniesta
"Teams like Liverpool make things very hard for us and sometimes we don't take our chances."
"We have to be optimistic."
Zambrotta
We have to go to Liverpool and win.
Deco breaks the run
Deco's 15th minute goal was the first that Barça have ever scored against Liverpool at the Camp Nou. Amazingly, in all three previous meetings, the Merseysiders have managed to keep a clean sheet, in two draws and one away win in the UEFA Cup and Champions League.
Laporta, optimistic
The President of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, believes that the best thing will be "to forget this game, where we have let in some strange goals". Speaking to Barça TV, the president considered that "we have the team to beat Liverpool and at moments like this I prefer to stay optimistic".
Rijkaard ready to work for comeback
Despite defeat to Liverpool, Frank Rijkaard believes that "work, work and work" is the only solution if the team is to make amends for tonight's performance and deliver the goods at Anfield Road.
Rijkaard knows full well that nothing can be done now to change tonight's 2-1 reverse at home to Liverpool, but that with plenty of work the reaction will come, and that they can't afford to waste a moment of time. The Barça coach also admitted that the first Liverpool goal tonight had a serious mental affect on the players and they "did not know how to score against Liverpool when they had the chance" and already had a one goal advantage.
The options
Looking ahead to the return leg, the Dutch coach admitted "it's complicated" after losing at the Camp Nou and that "Liverpool's advantage is that they continue playing their way, which is being well placed tactically on the pitch". But he also reminded listeners that "there are still 90 minutes to go in which anything can happen, and the team has to believe in its options". He can only look forward to "a great night at Anfield where everything is going to have to work". The second leg is on March 6.
Equaliser agony
"I think their goal affected us mentally. It was more a question of not knowing how to finish off the game than anything tactical. It was the right moment to finish the game, because Liverpool did not look like they had the confidence they had after they had made it 1-1".
Bellamy's goal came just before the break, always a psychologically important time to score, but Frank Rijkaard believes that "when the team lets a goal in, it's everybody's fault, just like any goals we score are thanks to everybody."
Tactics and strength
Asked if he felt he had lost the tactical battle to Benítez, Frank Rijkaard replied that "whenever you lose a game you have lost tactically, but I don't think that was the reason. For the first goal we let in, one of their players was clever and took the free kick quickly". He later said that "I could easily tell all my players to play it tight at the back like they do, but I don't think that is Barcelona's strength".
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