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Barcelona Stars Iniesta, Puyol & Alves Eye Euro Glory After Stuttgart Stroll
The Blaugrana take a step nearer successive European titles...
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Mar 17, 2010 11:23:00 PM
By Paul Madden
Barcelona stars Andres Iniesta, Carles Puyol and Dani Alves have immediately set their sights on glory after brushing aside the challenge of Stuttgart to claim a place in the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League.
Iniesta was cautiously optimistic after their 5-1 aggregate win but noted that the teams left in the competition will pose a serious threat.
"We played well, we had a good feeling and we're happy to be in the quarters. We'll see what happens in Friday's draw," he is quoted as saying by AS.
"The fans know the difficulty of the Champions League but we are closer than a few hours ago. We know how hard it is to win and go through. We must keep a cool head and go game by game."
Puyol believes the Blaugrana are rediscovering their form and eyed a double title success this term.
"We have recovered and now the best is still to come. We play for two very important titles," noted the captain.
Brazilian full back Alves praised the work of the team, stating it was more like the "real" Barcelona as he looked forward to Friday's draw.
"It was the work and effort of the whole team. It was a game like the real Barcelona. We play with this spirit, enjoyed by all. We are on the right track. It is a very difficult competition and it's hard to win. The team is getting there and hopefully get past the next round and be closer to our goal," he remarked.
"We are very happy. The work today was remarkable. In this competition there are no weak opponents. People have this dream in their head. If you're defending a title you're usually the favourite, but I think each game in the Champions League is like a World Cup. We must go again, looking at each team and see how the draw goes."
Iniesta was cautiously optimistic after their 5-1 aggregate win but noted that the teams left in the competition will pose a serious threat.
"We played well, we had a good feeling and we're happy to be in the quarters. We'll see what happens in Friday's draw," he is quoted as saying by AS.
"The fans know the difficulty of the Champions League but we are closer than a few hours ago. We know how hard it is to win and go through. We must keep a cool head and go game by game."
Puyol believes the Blaugrana are rediscovering their form and eyed a double title success this term.
"We have recovered and now the best is still to come. We play for two very important titles," noted the captain.
Brazilian full back Alves praised the work of the team, stating it was more like the "real" Barcelona as he looked forward to Friday's draw.
"It was the work and effort of the whole team. It was a game like the real Barcelona. We play with this spirit, enjoyed by all. We are on the right track. It is a very difficult competition and it's hard to win. The team is getting there and hopefully get past the next round and be closer to our goal," he remarked.
"We are very happy. The work today was remarkable. In this competition there are no weak opponents. People have this dream in their head. If you're defending a title you're usually the favourite, but I think each game in the Champions League is like a World Cup. We must go again, looking at each team and see how the draw goes."
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