ANDBarça recovered the European title that Sporting took from them last year. Barely 363 days later, the Catalans return to the top of Europe and, with four titles, are only one behind Movistar Interthe most successful team.
And they do it from the hand of a record trainer, Jesús Velasco, who becomes the first to win this title three times. Interestingly, all three against the same rival. The coach acknowledged after the game that last season’s final served as an example to secure this title. “This is a very fast sport that can change the dynamic at any time. There is the example of last year’s final in which Barça arrived with the same result. We have talked about it at the break and surely that game has served to prevent it from happening“, recognized after the crash.
Already at the end of Benfica’s first half and in this final we have seen a tremendous level of play, courage, tactical discipline… What we have seen here is a clinic
A European title that comes after Barça was on the ropes at half-time in the semifinal, in which they lost 3-0 to Benfica. “This title is a consequence of last year’s final and this year’s semi-final. It was terrifying to see the locker room at the break of the match against Benfica“said the technician.
A new Velasco, who had to ‘reset’
Jesús Velasco returns to the top after staying without training in the 2019-20 season to take a break. “So I believed that I should not fulfill the year of my contract that I had left with Movistar Inter because I was not going to perform. I needed to stop, but now I can handle a monster like this. I’m not having any problems,” she acknowledged.
For Velasco, his team has shown its best face in this Final Four. “Already at the end of Benfica’s first half and in this final we have seen a tremendous level of play, courage, tactical discipline… What we have seen here is a clinic. In this game we have been at a very high level, I have little to say”.
Sergio Lozano, fourth title and goal 300
Sergio Lozano lived an unforgettable day. The Barça captain won his fourth European title with Barça, equaling his teammate Ortiz and Gabriel as the most successful in history, although he is the only one to have done so with the same team. In addition, the 1-0 that Lozano made marks his 300th goal as a Barça player since he arrived in the 2011-12 season.
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