"The Premier League is a great league - for me, it's the best league in the world and they have strong teams. Of course, they have also a lot of money to make the right decisions hopefully, but they have done it because they are... how many, six teams now in the next round?"
"For me, okay, we are strong, we have huge quality also, not only Newcastle or Manchester City or Arsenal or Tottenham or like the others. We have to continue our way, our style, how we want to play. This is our philosophy."
"We want to play like Barca in the Champions League because our supporters are proud of us and the way we play football, so this is what we want to show also tomorrow."
Barcelona travel to Newcastle for the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie on Tuesday. The LaLiga leaders previously defeated Newcastle 2-1 in the league phase with Marcus Rashford scoring twice. Barcelona have won 10 of their last 12 Champions League knockout matches against English opposition since 2014. Manager Hansi Flick acknowledged the Premier League's strength and financial resources, noting six English teams advanced to the last 16. Despite this, Flick expressed confidence in Barcelona's quality and commitment to their playing philosophy, emphasizing they will maintain their style to satisfy supporters.
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