The Hansi Flick team has already won the Spanish Super Cup and will aim for other titles before the end of the campaign. According to Sport, the icon of the Rivaldo club has thought about the current Barça situation and admitted that it expects to at least be contenders for the Champions League.
“I thought it was too early to talk about Barça. I said that it would take time to be winner of the Champions League again because of everything that has happened in recent years, with very difficult moments, coaches changes, problems within From the club … But now they play very well. Their football dazzles fans and the whole world, who again enjoy watching the team play. There are a lot of matches in front of us, but today I see Barcelona with a good chance of going far in this Champions League and with a chance to be champion. »»
Rivaldo lets go on Yamal
Rivaldo was very impressed by his former club this season. It is the attack on Barça that has made its success so far, and the Brazilian expects the starting trio made up of Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha continues to be decisive.
“Lewandowski, Yamal and Raphinha have everything to be a trio that marks history in Barcelona. The way they play shows that the team is also very united. From the outside, we can see that the players are connected, concentrated and without ego within the team. »»
Rivaldo also talked about Lamine Yamal in particular, of which he expects him to soon become the best player in the world.
“He plays as if he was 25 years old, with a lot of experience – he plays with ease. We have already said that next season, he will wear the number 10 jersey. With the personality he has, he will surely be a candidate for the title of best player in Europe and the world. He is a player I admire, I like his style of play. He is a jewel of Barcelona, a boy who deserves all the good he does for the person he is. We see that he is humble, he did not let the celebrity or the money get him to the head, and I really admire the players who have this kind of attitude. ”