Ronald Koeman remains positive about Barcelona’s future as Messi and Co. depart from the UEFA Champions League


Ronald Koeman remains positive about Barcelona’s future as Messi and Co. depart from the UEFA Champions League
Ronald Koeman

If you were a Barcelona fan watching the second leg of the round of sixteen game against Paris Saint Germain you would experience different emotions. On one hand you would feel proud about the team showing passion and belief but on the other you’ll feel irritation about not putting away chances.

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Ronald Koeman speaks on Messi’s future


FC Barcelona went into this match knowing that they had a mountain in front of them. A 4-1 advantage lay for Paris Saint Germain and most importantly in an away fixture. Ronald Koeman did stress before the game that his team is full of belief and will give it their best.


On any other day the way Barcelona started in the first half an hour; they could’ve had more than two goals. Ousmane Dembele missed a host of chances and wasn’t clinical enough. But then again on a night wherein Messi misses a penalty you have to say that luck isn’t on your side.


Keylor Navas had an absolutely fantastic game to say the least. Experience is key in such crunch fixtures and that came to the forefront. Manager Ronald Koeman in his post match conference says that Lionel Messi night be tempted to stay after witnessing such a spirited performance.

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Leo’s seen for a while that the team is improving with the changes we’ve made.
“[There are] many youngsters with quality and a big future coming in, so it’s not a question of having doubts about this team.”

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