FC Barcelona is set to face Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, setting the stage for a 100% Spanish duel between two teams well-acquainted with each other from numerous encounters in La Liga. Andoni Zubizarreta, the sporting director of Barcelona, acknowledges the familiarity between the two sides, suggesting that this could influence the outcome of the matches.
“Given the qualified teams, all the opponents were very complicated. We are not going to discover Atletico now. We are used to playing against them and that can weigh on us. This is what the draw gave, and we must accept it. These are the toughest quarter-finals in history, and they will all be great confrontations. Those who like football will enjoy it. There are pros and cons in this draw, and we will draw conclusions after the quarters,” Zubizarreta commented.
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