Viva Barca
Luis Enrique speaks to the press on the eve of Sunday’s penultimate league match of the campaign, he is adamant his Barcelona players will continue to fight for the Liga title but is concerned their challenge may come unstuck at Las Palmas on Sunday.
The Barcelona boss confirmed that Gerard Piqué will miss Sunday’s Liga against Las Palmas facing an injury nightmare in defence, leading to a reshuffle of the back line with Marlon in the squad.
Luis Enrique: “The mood around the squad, the coaches and the club is to try to win the two titles we are still in”
“Let’s make the most of our options, we are in the Copa final and we will fight for the league.”
“In the last few seasons we have seen every scenario unfold”
“My job as a coach is to evaluate the danger our opponents represent”
“We have important absences in defence, but it will be a good challenge to see how we adapt to the situation”
“Pique is ill and has not been able to train the whole week. He has had a stomach upset all week and hopefully he is better soon,”
“We have a lot of casualties (in defence), but for that we have a large squad that keeps us competitive,”
“Marlon is another of the options that we have, he will definitely travel (with the first team to Las Palmas). He is one of the options that we have.”
“Las Palmas have had a very good season thanks to their good football and hard work.”
“They’re a dangerous team because of what they do and how they do it, this game is going to demand a lot of focus.
“It will be a difficult game. They will demand a lot from us, we will need to have a great game.”
Neymar and Unzué? “I’m not interested in anything other than the match against Las Palmas.”
