Eric Garcia talks Kounde, Lewandowski, Balde, Fati ahead of Barcelona vs Bayern

Matches continue to come hard and fast for Barcelona as they get ready to host Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou for the Champions League group stages.

Coming off back-to-back wins against Villarreal and Athletic Club, the Catalans will be motivated to take revenge for the game at Allianz Arena, where they were by far and large the better team but walked back with a 2-0 defeat.

Eric Garcia joined Xavi as part of the pre-game press conference ahead of the fixture, set to take place on Wednesday.

On RO16 qualification: “It’s complicated because it does not depend on us, we’ll know where we are before the game, we’ll try to win for sure, tomorrow.”

On criticism against him: “It’s true that I gave away the penalty against Real Madrid, and made a mistake against Inter Milan as well. The criticism is constructive, I am 21. I am trying to improve. I don’t care about the insults.”

On the Bayern game: “We deserved more against Bayern, and lost the Inter match for several reasons. In the second leg, we were very close.”

On the World Cup: “On a personal level, it doesn’t affect me. When you play so often, every three days, you only have time to think about the next game.”

On competition at Barcelona: “All defenders here are different, we complement each other. They are top centre-backs, so they make you improve. From each one of them, you can learn and improve a lot.”

On Ansu Fati: “He is recovering to his best level, the one he had before the injury.”

On Robert Lewandowski: “We’re lucky to have him in the team than playing against him.”

On Jules Kounde: “He already showed in Sevilla that is a very complete centre-back. It’s a pleasure to play with him. Also, as young as he is, I think he has a great future in front of him.”

On Alejandro Balde: “Balde is an airplane, and I think he has also benefitted from the competition in the team, such as Jordi Alba, who has been one of the best in the world in his position. Also Marcos Alonso, who is also a very experienced fullback.”

Source: BarçaTV+