A Win Over Barcelona Would Be The Biggest Success In My Career - Stuttgart Coach Christian Gross

The Stuttgart gaffer is looking forward to meeting Barcelona...

By Stefan Coerts

Christian Gross, VfB Stuttgart (Bongarts/Getty-Images)
German outfit Stuttgart held European champions Barcelona to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Champions League encounter and go into the return as huge underdogs. Nevertheless, the Schwaben are full of motivation and determined to cause Barcelona a difficult evening.

"We are very much looking forward to the game and we are highly motivated," Stuttgart's head coach Christian Gross was quoted as saying on the club's official website.

"It is absolutely possible that we can put on a performance over 90 minutes in Barcelona as we did in the first 45 minutes of the first leg. A win over Barcelona would be the greatest success in my career as a trainer to date.

"Aliaksandr Hleb didn't participate in Monday's regular training session, but that was just a precaution because he was suffering with a cold before the match against Schalke. We expect him to join in the final pre-match session on Tuesday and that he will play against Barcelona," finished the Swiss.


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