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"I've always wanted to play Old Trafford," Sergio Busquets told UEFA.com as he watched the opening game of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Manchester United on Wednesday. . meetings.
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"It's a team whose philosophy differs from ours," said the 30-year-old midfielder about the current Old Trafford harvest. "Their game revolves around the physical side of things and counter-attacks." There he tells of his two high level matches with Sir Alex Ferguson's team.
2008/09: Barcelona 2-0 United, Stadio Olimpico, Rome
"It was my first Champions League final, my first year in the Barça senior team, everything was amazing, Yaya Toure was not able to play the final, or [Éric] Abidal and [Rafael] Márquez, and the fans said to themselves, "We'll lose that." The fact that Andrés Iniesta played 60% of fitness, as he has said before, was not sufficiently taken into account. We kept asking Andrés how he felt and he said, "Well, I'm fine, but I can not shoot." And we thought, "Either he plays with us, or that injury can not be so bad." He could not shoot or make long pbades. However, he played with conviction. It was like a miracle.
"With several defensemen out of action, Andrés playing injured, I think it was more about our mental state, we were convinced we could do it." [Lionel Messi headed the second] and he did it even with Rio Ferdinand next to him – which, I think, is twice as big! We scored the second goal and the game was over. I remember the final whistle, I remember kissing us, celebrations. The piece of net that Gerard [Piqué] Cut. I've kept a bit too, by the way. "
2010/11: Barcelona 3-1 United, Wembley, London
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"We trained, I think, on the Arsenal training ground and we were very well prepared for the match. [Because we arrived in London a few days early] we were focused solely on the final. This final was the one with which we had the most confidence in our chances of winning. [Josep Guardiola] told us that his preparations were centered on our desire to win the match, that we would be the best side and that what was happening on the field ultimately fell to us.
"[Sir Alex Ferguson and some United players] commented on how incredible our performance was, that they never saw a team like us and that we were the best. It will always be remembered as one of the finals where, in terms of play, a team was far superior to the opposition. I do not think United was prepared for us to throw him. They had never met a team like us. "
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