Pepe Mel
AlmeriaHansi Flick
Barcelona
Meeting Highlights…INJURY REPORT
Baba has had appendicitis surgery and he is a permanent casualty. Radovanovic is doing better, but not to play at the start. Luis Suárez took a step forward at Villamarín during the time he was there. We have to be more forceful in our own area, we are more solvent in the rival.
…ABOUT THE MATCH
It is a game that takes us out of the continuous problem that is every morning. We are in a locker room that has gone downhill and the footballers have a difficult time every day. That is transferred to the coaching staff as well and having an important rival in front of us facilitates motivation.
…BARÇA
Barça has many things at stake, but I don't think it's more than us. Surely as a club yes, but we have an opportunity to show that we were suitable for this category and that we will fight to return. We also talk about Isco the same as we did with Yamal. In Seville we played a very good game, especially the second half, removing what always kills us. That makes the rival look less. If you only dedicate yourself to trying to stop Barça it will only be defending and them attacking.
Pepe Mel
Manager on Almeria…INJURY REPORT
Baba has had appendicitis surgery and he is a permanent casualty. Radovanovic is doing better, but not to play at the start. Luis Suárez took a step forward at Villamarín during the time he was there. We have to be more forceful in our own area, we are more solvent in the rival.
…ABOUT THE MATCH
It is a game that takes us out of the continuous problem that is every morning. We are in a locker room that has gone downhill and the footballers have a difficult time every day. That is transferred to the coaching staff as well and having an important rival in front of us facilitates motivation.
…BARÇA
Barça has many things at stake, but I don't think it's more than us. Surely as a club yes, but we have an opportunity to show that we were suitable for this category and that we will fight to return. We also talk about Isco the same as we did with Yamal. In Seville we played a very good game, especially the second half, removing what always kills us. That makes the rival look less. If you only dedicate yourself to trying to stop Barça it will only be defending and them attacking.
Hansi Flick
Manager on Barcelona…ROTATIONS
We will make changes, we come from a very intense game, it was one of the best of the season, we were very good physically. Araujo still has this little discomfort, he is not completely comfortable. Let's remember that the Uruguayan trained today with a bandage, after not training on Tuesday and not playing on Monday.
…VITOR ROQUE
The intention was not for Vitor to come in December, for him to stay there. The option was opened with the injuries of Gavi and Balde. For his training, we believed it was the best. There is a debate that, to me, makes no sense. He is a player in training. There are footballers who are ahead of him, that's how I understand it. He has spent his entire life with young footballers.
…FUTURE
We will explain it when we have the photo of the squad. First, we will have to plan and reinforce ourselves. It is not our objective now to think about that, it is to play tomorrow and meet certain minimums: finish second. The president is always positive, Deco too. The economic situation will dictate our sports planning.