Barça Femení arrives at the Spotify Camp Nou excited and plans to beat Real Madrid again

The Barça Femení players have shown their enthusiasm for playing again at the Spotify Camp Nou, for the first time in the remodeled ‘culer’ fiefdom, and have warned that they face the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals against Real Madrid with the highest demands, despite the 2-6 in the first leg, with the clear objective of winning again and sealing their place in the semifinals with a good performance.

Forward Claudia Pina stressed, at the Media Day organized on Monday by the club, that the team is enthusiastic about this return to the Blaugrana fiefdom. “It is always special to be able to play at the Spotify Camp Nou. I think we are all very eager and excited to play there again. The more people can come and the stands are full, for us it is much better,” she acknowledged.

“In the end it is a perfect scenario: a Champions League quarter-final against Madrid at the Camp Nou, and we face it like this, wanting to enjoy everything we can experience, the stadium, the people and the atmosphere,” said the Catalan forward, who was already able to play in the old fiefdom but will debut, like all her teammates, in the new stadium, still to be finished but which will open its doors with more than 62,000 seats, already close to 50,000 tickets. sold by Thursday.

Along the same lines, Pina made it clear that the team is not satisfied with the advantage achieved in the first leg. “Our goal is always to win. We will try to do things as best as possible to make it happen, because we don’t like to lose even in training. We want to play a good collective game, which is what brings us closer to victory. We know that it is a very demanding game, even if we have the result in our favor, and we arrive with the desire to win again, not to maintain the result,” he stated.

He also focused on the difficulty of facing Real Madrid again in so few days, after also winning the F Moeve League by 0-3. “There are three very demanding games in a row. I think that with the squad we have we have been able to rotate and arrive with guarantees. It is a Clásico and that always demands the maximum, so we hope to play a good game on Thursday,” he added.

For her part, the young midfielder Clara Serrajordi recognized that playing this match at the Spotify Camp Nou means fulfilling a personal dream. “For me it will be a very special match. I have been to the Camp Nou many times as a child and being able to be on the field now is a dream. When I think about going out, about the warm-up, about seeing all the fans cheering in the best stadium in the world, I get goosebumps. I try not to think about it too much so as not to get nervous, but it is something very special,” she confessed about her debut at the Spotify Camp Nou.

The youth player also explained how she faces the duel against the white team. “I will try to make the most of the opportunities they give me. I am very grateful for these games and I want to do my best. We know that it is Madrid and that they are going to try to give everything, so we will have to be focused and play our game to take the game forward,” she said.

For her part, Norwegian forward Caroline Graham Hansen stressed the added value of playing at the Spotify Camp Nou and the need not to relax. “I have very good memories of this stadium and playing here gives us extra motivation, effort, wanting to be at our best level with all the fans supporting us. We really want to start the game,” he said.

Furthermore, he warned of the approach he expects from Real Madrid. “We have to face it as a new game, start from scratch. If we don’t do it like this, we are not going to play well. They are going to give everything, they are going to try to speed up the game, put pressure on us and look for quick counterattacks. It will be a game with many duels and we have to be very concentrated, with a lot of focus on what we have to do for it to go well,” he said.

Along the same lines, veteran defense Irene Paredes appealed to the team’s concentration and competitive level. “There is a lot of enthusiasm, especially among people who have never played at the Camp Nou, but we know that we have to prepare the game well and do it well. In the end, when you go out on the field, it is playing football, but we want people to enjoy it and for the result to be positive,” he explained.

Regarding the rival, the Spanish international center was clear. “Madrid will surely have analyzed the games and will want to change things to compete better. We have to correct mistakes and adapt to what they propose, but above all play our game, which is what we do best. They are very special games that require you to be at maximum concentration and performance,” she stated.

Finally, goalkeeper Cata Coll highlighted the team’s motivation despite the first-leg advantage. “It’s a very special match, with a lot of emotion and a lot of desire to play at the Camp Nou with our people. We don’t need to cling to anything to motivate ourselves, because we carry the motivation within us. It’s against Real Madrid, you want to win it and you don’t want to lose. Furthermore, with our fans, we can’t lower our level,” he said.

“My goal is to help the team, play a good game and, if possible, keep a clean sheet. We want to win again and offer a good image in a setting like the Camp Nou,” concluded the Mallorcan.