Fans will expect one of the most worth-watching
matches on the coming 28th March in the quarter-finals of the UEAF Champions
League.
AC Milan has been an old enemy with Barcelona
for a long time. Previous encounters saw them got a draw 2-2 at Nou Camp
stadium and then Barcelona took the lead 3-2 at the San Siro.
Despite of winning, Barca seems to prefer
another opponent rather than Milan, as its director Andoni Zubizarreta said he
was a bit disappointed with the result of the draw “We've
already played against them in the group stages, and it's not very appealing to
take on teams you've already played against” (FCBarcelona, 2012).
In fact, Barca has a good reason
not wanting to see AC Milan that soon because Milan has won the championship 7
times, whereas Barca is the defending champion this season.
Besides of that, Barca and Milan
have known each other too well in so many encounters; therefore, the “reunion
with old friends”, according to Andoni, is a bit
too early in the quarter-finals: “We prefer to play against new teams, sides
that don't know us as well and that we can better analyse” (FCBarcelona,
2012).
On the other hand, AC Milan, according to
Giovanni Galli, has little to lose because Barca has to the pressure of a
champion defending its title - a psychological advantage, as what he told
Goal.com (Goal.com, 2012). However, the goalkeeper still admitted the fact that
it’s extremely tough to get pass the Spanish team, especially when his job is
to defeat lion Messi.
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