Barcelona's coach Luis Enrique spoke about today's UCL draw, where his team will face EPL current champion Manchester City. The Spanish manager felt confident his players will make it through to the next round, but he acknowledged the difficulty of facing the Sky Blues.
"Manchester City will be a tought team to beat. We consider them to be title contenders, and we will analyze them thoroughly. The games will be held until February and a lot can change before we meet them, but I'm sure it will be a well-balanced matchup, as it turned out to be last year," Luis Enrique said.
The former Celta Vigo manager stated his team will have to take full advantage of hosting the second leg of this series, since los Culés have not lost in the UEFA Champions League while playing at Camp Nou Stadium.
"I hope that hosting the second leg can prove useful for us. We will try to make the most out of it, since we play against a team that had some interesting transfers. I'm thinking positive thoughts and I hope we can make it to the next round," the coach added.
Currently living his first season as Barcelona's main man, Luis Enrique praised his colleague Manuel Pellegrini and Manchester City's top scorer, Sergio Aguero.
"His resume speaks for itself, Pellegrini is a well prepared manager, one of the best in the business. Aguero is among the best players in the world right now. The best of them is Messi, and the rest come behind him, but you have to consider Aguero as one of the best strikers," Martinez stated.
