"Sometimes football surprises us. Anything can happen in a match. Racing has quality players and is highly motivated. Furthermore, Barça struggles somewhat defensively. Every opponent ends up creating a scoring opportunity against them."
"They need some time to regain their European status. They have too many young players and they lack the experience to know how to read certain situations. They haven't yet found a real balance between offensive capability and defensive consistency."
"Flick has a squad you can work with, very different from the one I had. Now there's a totally different environment. You just have to look at the players' excited faces. I would have loved to have had the team Flick has now. I would have changed the whole thing, without exception. It's a group with excitement and enthusiasm, and that's very important."
Cup competitions often ignore logic and reputation and can produce surprising results. Racing Santander has quality players and high motivation that could unsettle Barcelona. Barcelona displays defensive weaknesses that allow opponents to create scoring opportunities. The squad contains many young players who lack experience reading and managing match situations. The team has not yet achieved balance between offensive potency and defensive consistency. The current Barcelona roster differs markedly from the 2020 squad in quality, atmosphere and mindset, showing greater excitement, enthusiasm and a more workable group dynamic.
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