Boost for Real Madrid! Barcelona star admits they are not prepared for El-clasico
Barcelona star Andres Iniesta has admitted that his teammates have not been able to prepare for El-Clasico in the best way possible due to the International break.
With most of Barcelona players were involved in International action, and Luis Suarez, Neymar and Lionel Messi traveled all the way to South America to Play in World Cup 2018 qualifiers, Real Madrid has fresher squad then their Clasico rivals.
Boost for Real Madrid! Barcelona star admits they are not prepared for El-clasico
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“It’s not the best way to prepare for a match but it’s normal given the schedule we have,” Iniesta told a Press conference, AS reports, suggesting it was good for the players to get a game while on their travels.
“The ones who stayed behind tried to recover and the ones who were away, played. I don’t think Messi and Suarez will be affected if they don’t arrive in good time. They played.
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“We know the opponent and we know what we have to do.”
Iniesta, who was not the part of Spain squad for the International friendlies, provided update on his fitness.
“I feel good, better than the discomfort I had against Arsenal,” he revealed.
“I’m slowly returning to the team. Hopefully everything goes normally and then I can be with the team.”
“It looks bad for Mathieu. It’s not positive, he’s an important teammate,” Iniesta said, amid reports the defender’s season could be over.
“Without a doubt it would be a very nice game to win to pay tribute to Cruyff, who left so much to Barca and to the world of football,” the captain told a Press conference, AS reports.
“Hopefully, on Saturday, in what is already a special game will be added motivation.”
“When everyone is here we’ll talk about it, but we have something in mind,” he added.