Despite the great achievement of winning against Milan at San Siro, the Barça players are very confident but are not getting carried away. It is not over now and there are still 90 very difficult minutes to be played at Camp Nou.
the Barça player´s all would be proud of representing FC Barcelona at the Champions League Final in Paris. It was an encouraging display and massive result for Barça. Barça had approached the game intelligently, defended well in the first half and found plenty of space in the second.


Following you will find comments made by the Barca stars right after the match:


Ronaldinho:

"The team played a great game. We played well and knew how to take advantage of the spaces we found. There are still ninety more minutes to play and we have to keep up this line of work. Barça played intelligently. In the first half, we defended well and we controlled the ball well. In the second half we created more goalscoring chances. We have to stay respectful of Milan because they are a great team. I don't see Paris, I see the Camp Nou and a very strong Milan."


Carles Puyol:
We are aware that there is still another game to played against one of the best teams in Europe. The whole team has worked hard and that is the key to winning games like these. It was an important win at a difficult venue and that gives us confidence because we haven't won anything yet. I have my way of playing, and know what we need to do to qualify. If in the return leg I have to commit a foul so the team wins, I'll do it, even if it means I miss the final."


Ludovic Giuly:

"The tie is going pretty well, but there are 90 minutes still to play. The team has won an important game, and was very well organised. For the goal, Ronaldinho sent me an amazing pass. The goal was important for the team. I am happy because I had not scored for a long time and have scored an important goal for my team and that's good for confidence. In the first half, we worked very hard. Physically we were very strong. In the second half we finished off the job well. The second half was ours. We played more calmly and were physically stronger."


Samuel Eto'o:
"We still have the return leg and need to work hard for it. Today was nothing definite. We have the upper hand but we have to go carefully because nothing is definitive in football. We suffered what we had to in this game and now we are prepared to suffer in the next game. It will be very difficult and we have to go all out for it. We also had chances to score and didn't take them, that's football. Tactically we were able to do what we wanted. We worked very hard. The tie is not yet decided. We have an advantage, but nothing is definite."


Víctor Valdés:

"We played a pretty good game, very tactical and practical, dominating possession of the ball, and it worked out pretty well. It was important for us to control the way they came forward in the first half because they came out very strong, while in the second half we were able to move the ball around more. We knew about their statistics in home games. They are a strong team that can create lots of goalscoring opportunities. We have to be realistic about things, there are 90 minutes left. But we are confident we can get through the round."