The second choice Barcelona keeper asserted that the Catalans’ World Football Challenge match against Manchester United was nothing more than a preparation match.
The 2011/2012 La Liga season kicks off in August after a mouth-watering pair of Clasicos in the Supercopa, and this surely demands a high level of readiness on behalf of the defending Primera Division champions. The Copa del Rey runners-up ended what was almost a perfect season in the last term with a memorable victory over English giants Manchester United, on British soil.
The two sides meet again soon in a repeat of the final, but making the Blaugrana pay back is certainly not a goal for the Red Devils: “It is not about revenge,” Pinto was quoted saying by the official Barcelona website. “I would say it will be a nice game.”
United’s last game in the pre-season tournament ended in a 3-1 triumph over Chicago Fire on July 23. Barca, however, are just about to begin their campaign, which ends on August 6 through an encounter against Club America.
The two sides meet again soon in a repeat of the final, but making the Blaugrana pay back is certainly not a goal for the Red Devils: “It is not about revenge,” Pinto was quoted saying by the official Barcelona website. “I would say it will be a nice game.”
United’s last game in the pre-season tournament ended in a 3-1 triumph over Chicago Fire on July 23. Barca, however, are just about to begin their campaign, which ends on August 6 through an encounter against Club America.
