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'Barcelona are stronger than Spain; it would be a miracle to beat them,' says Bayer Leverkusen coach Robin Dutt
The German coach is not too confident ahead of the first leg at the BayArena and stated that the Catalan giants are always in impressive form in the Uefa competition
Feb 13, 2012 8:11:00 PM
By Luis Mira
Lars Baron
Bayer Leverkusen coach Robin Dutt has made it clear that Barcelona are heavy favourites for the clubs' upcoming Champions League tie.
The Bundesliga side reached the knockout stages after finishing second in the group, ahead of Valencia and Genk, but Dutt thinks that the Catalan side are at a completely different level.
"I would be a miracle if we could beat Barcelona over two legs," he told a press conference. "Barca are better than the Spain national team.
"We will have to pay equal attention to every Barca player - even their substitutes are at international level."
Dutt then played down Barca's shock 3-2 defeat to Osasuna at the weekend, which has left the Camp Nou outfit 10 points behind Real Madrid in the race for the Primera Division title.
"They sometimes drop a point or two in the league, but almost never in the Champions League," he added.
| Bet: | Returns: | Bilbao £85.00 | Draw £55.00 | Barcelona £12.50 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Bilbao £95.00 | Draw £55.00 | Barcelona £12.90 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Bilbao £90.00 | Draw £50.00 | Barcelona £13.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Bilbao £90.00 | Draw £60.00 | Barcelona £12.90 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Bilbao £87.00 | Draw £53.00 | Barcelona £12.50 |
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The Bundesliga side reached the knockout stages after finishing second in the group, ahead of Valencia and Genk, but Dutt thinks that the Catalan side are at a completely different level.
"I would be a miracle if we could beat Barcelona over two legs," he told a press conference. "Barca are better than the Spain national team.
"We will have to pay equal attention to every Barca player - even their substitutes are at international level."
Dutt then played down Barca's shock 3-2 defeat to Osasuna at the weekend, which has left the Camp Nou outfit 10 points behind Real Madrid in the race for the Primera Division title.
"They sometimes drop a point or two in the league, but almost never in the Champions League," he added.
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