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Valverde: Barcelona pressed very hard and completely suppressed us. We always expected to suffer.

2024-08-25

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Live Bar August 25th news: In the second round of La Liga, Barcelona defeated Bilbao 2-1 to win two consecutive victories. After the game, Bilbao coach Valverde accepted an interview with DAZN.

Talk about the game

"When you come here you always expect to suffer. You know Barca are going to take the initiative. The first half was open because we were able to respond, but in the second half we couldn't respond much and Barca completely overwhelmed us, then they scored and they pressed hard. They keep coming at you and you can't attack if you don't have a plan to deal with it."

"Barca press you with their wide players, they allow the defenders more freedom to attack, but then they press you again. Sometimes we were able to break out, but in the second half they stepped up the pressure and didn't let us break out. I think that was the key."

Fans boo Nico Williams

"Well, a little bit at the beginning. It was a quiet game and people came to cheer for their team. A little bit at the beginning, but it was bearable."