FC Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman admitted he was under “extreme pressure” ahead of his meeting with traditional rivals Real Madrid on Sunday afternoon at the Camp Nou stadium. Barca enter the game after consecutive victories against Valencia and Dynamo Kiev, but a loss against Real Madrid will leave them five points behind their rivals in La Liga and deal a significant blow to their morale. “It’s impossible for me to put more pressure on you, when you coach Barca, you have to be with him and I know how important it all is,” Koeman said.
“I have won many Clasicos as a player and you have to try to enjoy it,” said the Barca coach.
“This is my first Clasico as a coach with the public in the stands and it makes it different. We must have the will to win the game,” said Koman, who has been given another confidence vote by club president Joan Laporta.
“They don’t have to say every day that I am going to continue, but I have the support of the president and the club, although we all know that everything depends on the results,” he concluded.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti told the press that his side was “preparing for a special game, with intensity and focusing on using good tactics.”
He said that winger Eden Hazard and defender Dani Carvajal were fit enough to join his team, but insisted that Barca have struggled for form this season, but he insisted that no was not a clear favorite.
“There are no favorites in a game like this,” he said, before explaining that the game against Barca was “the only time in my life” that he chewed gum.
“It is normal to be worried, even a little scared. If you’re not afraid, sometimes to face a lion think it’s a kitten,” he joked, adding that “they had a strong team with the quality.”
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