Manchester United head coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was upbeat after his side were drawn against Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, insisting that they would have to beat everyone if they are to lift the trophy.
The Red Devils fought back from difficult circumstances in the previous round to eliminate Paris Saint-Germain, coming back from a 2-0 deficit to advance on away goals after winning 3-1 in the French capital.
Although his side will be at Old Trafford for the first leg, the Norwegian is far from unhappy about that fact.
"I prefer that the second leg be played in the Camp Nou, which is probably different from 99.9 percent of coaches," he said.
"If you can get a decent result at home then we can go away and beat anyone, like we did in Paris.
"We are looking forward to this tie and are happy to be here. If you want to win the Champions League, you must beat anyone."
The Norwegian is responsible for one of the most famous goals in United's history when he netted the winning goal in the 1999 Champions League final, which came at the Camp Nou against Bayern Munich, although he was keen to steer the focus away from himself.
"Some friends have reminded me of that final 20 years ago, but this is a new challenge," he concluded.
Fajupk
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Confidence boosting is good, but down in your heart you know that it’s an impossible task even at home and away. 20 years ago, there wasn’t a player called Messi on opponent side. U are blessed that u didn’t face a player like him. You are gonna lose for sure. So just play with your tongue as far as you can. That’s what’s the coach’s job in difficult situations ahead. Better luck next time.
Abbawaziri
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The only manager who’s thoughts is different, i have confidence in Ole he can eliminate barcalona and bring champions league back to England.
alien10
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I dont want barcalona and fans to underestimate manchester utd. For me this is club i wanted to avoid. This is a different team, a completely different team. So beware and dont go easy on them. They have good mangager and good team. Remember Roma incident and keep it in mind and make sure it wont happen again. For some some reasons im still not convinced with our team. We are leaking so many goals on the rightside. I dont want to blame robeto or semedo for that but we need to fix it. Both right backs are good but its not good they leak. And busquests is not in his good form. He is giving away balls somany times. So somany problems as a barca fan to worry. I dont know how many of u agree this. This is only my view.
bosacdpruy
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Manchester United in Spain is called Deportivo alaves kkkkkkkkk