- Title: "We are not afraid of Barcelona" says Moenchengladbach's Andre Schubert
- Date: 5th December 2016
- Summary: BARCELONA, SPAIN (DECEMBER 5, 2016) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH PLAYERS ON TRAINING PITCH COACH ANDRE SCHUBERT ON TRAINING PITCH VARIOUS OF PLAYERS ON TRAINING PITCH SCHUBERT AND LEFT BACK OSCAR WENDT ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE ROOM JOURNALISTS TAKING PICTURES OF SCHUBERT JOURNALISTS AT NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (German) ANDRE SCHUBERT, BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH COACH, SAYING: "We are not afraid, we weren't afraid before, this is football, a game and fear has no space in it. Obviously we respect Barca, we have always respected them, Barca are an excellent team." PLAYERS ON TRAINING PITCH (SOUNDBITE) (German) ANDRE SCHUBERT, BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH COACH, SAYING: "I'm never happy if a player can't play. Obviously Neymar is a great player and is very important for Barcelona, he can't play tomorrow but (Lionel) Messi will do it and he won't do it badly." PLAYERS ON TRAINING PITCH (SOUNDBITE) (German) OSCAR WENDT, BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH DEFENDER, SAYING: "We must try to play as we did at home, everybody knows we made a great match against Barca but the result was not as expected. I hope we can play tomorrow in the same way." WENDT AND SCHUBERT LEAVING NEWS CONFERENCE ROOM
- Embargoed: 20th December 2016 19:23
- Keywords: Soccer Champions League Barcelona Borussia Moenchengladbach
- Location: BARCELONA, SPAIN
- City: BARCELONA, SPAIN
- Country: Spain
- Reuters ID: LVA0015BM0ENZ
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Borussia Moenchengladbach coach Andre Schubert said on Monday (December 5) that his team have nothing to fear when they play Barcelona at the Nou Camp in the Champions League.
Barcelona have made their worst start to a season since 2004/05, drawing four of their last five matches and surrendering nine league points at home already this term, one more than they dropped over the entirety of last season.
Despite losing 2-1 to the Catalan side earlier in the competition in Germany, Schubert told reporters that his side were not afraid of Barca.
"We are not afraid, we weren't afraid before, this is football, a game and fear has no space in it. Obviously we respect Barca, we have always respected them, Barca are an excellent team," he said.
Barcelona will be without Brazilian forward Neymar who is suspended, however Schubert pointed out that the Spanish side had no shortage of talent at their disposal.
"Obviously Neymar is a great player and is very important for Barcelona, he can't play tomorrow but (Lionel) Messi will do it and he won't do it badly," he said.
Defender Oscar Wendt said Moenchengladbach must play as they did in the first match against Barcelona where they were unlucky to lose.
"We must try to play as we did at home, everybody knows we made a great match against Barca but the result was not as expected. I hope we can play tomorrow in the same way," he said. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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