FC Barcelona face Santos in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup final in Yokohama, and the Catalans are willing to prove that the team is as united as ever.
With their only aim being to win the Club World Cup title once again, Barcelona are not ready to let anything get on their way. Key player Pedro Rodriguez declared that the announcement of David Villa’s injury came as the “worst news in the world”.
Even so, the team is prepared to make the best out of what some would consider as bad luck: “Villa’s injury motivates us more, because he really wanted to win this title for the first time,” Pedro told the press.
But the club’s assistant manager is also in the players’ minds. Tito Vilanova underwent surgery in November following a problem with his parotid gland.
Pedro added: “We want to dedicate this title to David and also to Tito Vilanova, who is a very important person for us and who has such good relations with everybody.”
Barcelona defeated Argentine giants Estudiantes in the 2009 final to become world champions. Do Santos present a much tougher challenge for the Catalans?
Even so, the team is prepared to make the best out of what some would consider as bad luck: “Villa’s injury motivates us more, because he really wanted to win this title for the first time,” Pedro told the press.
But the club’s assistant manager is also in the players’ minds. Tito Vilanova underwent surgery in November following a problem with his parotid gland.
Pedro added: “We want to dedicate this title to David and also to Tito Vilanova, who is a very important person for us and who has such good relations with everybody.”
Barcelona defeated Argentine giants Estudiantes in the 2009 final to become world champions. Do Santos present a much tougher challenge for the Catalans?
