Paulo Dybala has spoken ahead of Juventus’s match against Barcelona tomorrow night. He thinks the loss of Neymar could be damaging to Barça.
“Barça lost an important player in Neymar, but they’ve replaced him with other important players,”
“Aside from that they’re always Barça, they have to be respected for what they are: the history, the name, the fame.”
“Since the start of the league season they haven’t conceded any goals in this stadium [Camp Nou], so we’ll have to take advantage as much as possible when we have the ball.”
“We’ll also need to try and defend together, because they have players who can hurt us if they’re left free.”
The Juventus forward also admitted that playing against Messi will be a difficult task.
“Luckily enough I have the opportunity to play with Messi for Argentina, and it a great pleasure for me to learn from him as a teammate.”
“I don’t know what could happen in the future, I’m happy at Juventus, I feel at ease and this year I’ve made the decision to wear a shirt which means a lot in the history of the club [number 10]. I don’t know what will happen in the future.”
The Argentine says he’s never received an offer from Barcelona.
“Did Barcelona want me this summer? I don’t know, no-one said anything to me. The club never came to me to say there was an offer on the table.”
“The only thing the club said to me is that they want me to be part of this project for a long time, and I’m happy about that.”
Dybala scored twice against Barca last season as Juve triumphed 3-0 on aggregate in the Champions League quarter-finals.
“No-one expected what I did last year and now everyone is expecting me to do what I did last year,” Dybala said.
“It’s certainly not easy to face a team like Barcelona. It’s always difficult in a stadium like this where they attack you so much, but we know we’ll have our chances.”
“Even Barcelona give their opponents chances and we’ll have to take advantage of those.”
The forward is flattered by the comparisons and is determined to reach those heights.
“Comparisons with Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar? They’re a pleasure for me, because it means I’m doing well.”
“People see something in me that something could happen in the future, but I have to be calm, keep working and try to grow every day because to maintain this level we need to do better every day.”
“We’re talking about Messi and Ronaldo who have reached levels no player has reached, then another player like Neymar who is amazing.”
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