Mauricio Pellegrino
CádizHansi Flick
Barcelona
Meeting Highlights…ABOUT THE MATCH
We have to give our best in our stadium with our people. They are used to playing various competitions. They have enough staff. The plan doesn't change much for us. How we act can give us possibilities. When you play European competition, I understand that you prioritise. Prioritising is not underestimating.
…INJURY REPORT
Maxi Gómez has trained for a couple of days, and has evolved very well. We will make the decision tomorrow at the last minute. Kouamé was improving, he was picking up the pace... it's definitely a shame. Roger played almost 70 minutes the other day against Betis, he was good and scored a goal. He is a boy who helps us a lot, very serious, he adapts to what we want... we need the whole team. Gonzalo is working very well, he has helped us a lot at all levels. He is a great finisher, he competes in all the duels… we also had other options, and it is all a matter of matching players based on the type of match we want.
…PERMANENCE
It is not easy to see ourselves still out, but the push of the fans and the spirit of the group is our greatest strength. Tomorrow we expect another special reception, and we are going to give everything for them, they are our fuel. It is something that we always propose, with the aim of being more competitive. Sometimes you make changes, and you lose something, it's a complicated balance.
Mauricio Pellegrino
Manager on Cádiz…ABOUT THE MATCH
We have to give our best in our stadium with our people. They are used to playing various competitions. They have enough staff. The plan doesn't change much for us. How we act can give us possibilities. When you play European competition, I understand that you prioritise. Prioritising is not underestimating.
…INJURY REPORT
Maxi Gómez has trained for a couple of days, and has evolved very well. We will make the decision tomorrow at the last minute. Kouamé was improving, he was picking up the pace... it's definitely a shame. Roger played almost 70 minutes the other day against Betis, he was good and scored a goal. He is a boy who helps us a lot, very serious, he adapts to what we want... we need the whole team. Gonzalo is working very well, he has helped us a lot at all levels. He is a great finisher, he competes in all the duels… we also had other options, and it is all a matter of matching players based on the type of match we want.
…PERMANENCE
It is not easy to see ourselves still out, but the push of the fans and the spirit of the group is our greatest strength. Tomorrow we expect another special reception, and we are going to give everything for them, they are our fuel. It is something that we always propose, with the aim of being more competitive. Sometimes you make changes, and you lose something, it's a complicated balance.
Hansi Flick
Manager on Barcelona…ABOUT THE MATCH
They have only lost one game in the last five, they have beaten Atleti at home... They are risking not being relegated and their lives are going well in terms of football. They are an aggressive team, organised, they come out well on the counterattack... It is a difficult field and it will be difficult tomorrow.
…TIRED
We will see how the team arrives, the level of tiredness and fatigue. Tomorrow we will decide the team, but there are three vital points to compete to the end in this League. For us it is a vital game. If we don't win tomorrow, the League is over for us. If we want to fight something that is difficult, tomorrow is a key game. If we fail, the Classic will be of little use. I don't think they need extra motivation.
…INDIVIDUALS
It is managed by talking to Pedri and De Jong, each case is different. It depends on whether it is a muscular thing, on fatigue, on the kilometres they have done... But tomorrow we have to be equally or more activated than in the Champions League match. Vitor Roque especially in the movements and understanding of the game. We focus on that. Tomorrow we have prepared a video for that. He gives us a lot in that, even though he doesn't have as many minutes in these games. Tomorrow he will have minutes for sure.