Xavi Hernández: "We're going to compete to the maximum for the Supercopa"
FC Barcelona coach and captain Sergi Roberto share their desire to win the tournament that kicks off on Wednesday in Riyadh: "We've never won it in its current format and we want to do it this year".
After landing in Riyadh on Tuesday night, FC Barcelona trained this afternoon at the Al-Hilal club's sports facilities in preparation for Thursday's semi-final against Real Betis.
Before the training session, Xavi Hernández answered some questions from journalists in the press room alongside captain Sergi Roberto, both underlined the importance of the trophy for their team and the joy of taking it back to Barcelona:
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— RFEF (@rfef) January 11, 2023
"Vamos a competir la Supercopa al máximo, llegamos en un buen momento de moral y confianza".
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— RFEF (@rfef) January 11, 2023
"Queremos estar en la final. En dos partidos tienes un título. Tenemos mucha ilusión".
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— RFEF (@rfef) January 11, 2023
"Para este equipo sería muy importante ganar la Supercopa".
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