Barcelona are not getting their due recognition – president Sandro Rosell

 

The Catalan club’s chief is frustrated that people are still not talking about his side’s peremptory performance against Manchester United at Wembley last month.

Barcelona president Sandro Rosell is not happy with the plaudits that his team have received since winning the Champions League last weekend.
Pep Guardiola’s side comprehensively defeated English champions Manchester United 3-1 in the final at London’s Wembley Stadium to win the competition for the fourth time in their history.
Barca’s display against the Red Devils has been rated as one of the best performances ever in a European Cup final and even United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and his players acknowledged that they were deservedly defeated by the Spanish champions.
However, Rosell believes that Barcelona’s performance on May 28 has not been talked about as much as it should have and is quoted as saying by the club’s official website: “I’m sad that some people around the club haven’t known how to enjoy the Wembley win and the great work we’ve done.
“I want to speak up for this squad, this team and this coach. I’ve got the best team in the world, we’ve won the Champions League and the important thing is how we won it. I’m happy to speak up for the team. If this had happened anywhere else, they’d still be talking about it.”
This season’s Champions League triumph was Barcelona’s second in three years under coach Pep Guardiola, who also led them to the semi-finals of Europe’s premier club competition in the 2009-10 campaign.