FC Barcelona are one of eight clubs to advance to the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals after making easy work of SL Benfica in the Round of 16. As a result, they’ll now face Borussia Dortmund in the next phase of the competition.
The winner of this clash will get whoever comes out of the Bayern Munich-Inter Milan tie. Nonetheless, one Barcelona player is making a bold claim regarding where he sees the Catalan side in this competition.
Despite falling short and conceding a lead last year, the Catalan side will be looking to go deeper in this competition this year, and Lamine Yamal made bold remarks regarding Barcelona’s chances of winning the tournament.
Lamine Yamal gets bold regarding the Champions League
In an interview with Sport, Yamal put the rest of the clubs in the competition on notice, stating that Barcelona are the favorite to lift the trophy this season. Furthermore, the teenager said this side is stronger than last year’s after losing to Paris Saint-Germain in the quarterfinals.
“We are the favorites for the Champions League,” Yamal said (h/t Football.fr). “When the group stage ended, I said Liverpool were the favorites because they finished first. But now that they’ve been knocked out, it’s us.”
“We fear no one. We are a different team compared to last year when we lost to Paris Saint-Germain. We are a family.”
PSG, who can only face Barcelona in the final, and the rest of the clubs still alive have been warned.
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