Ernesto Valverde: "Until Liverpool we were having an incredible Champions League"

Ernesto Valverde has spoken out on Barcelona's 4-0 defeat to Liverpool in the Champions League semi-final, last season. Valverde's side won the first leg with a 3-0 score, however, The Reds made a comeback at home and eliminated Barcelona from the tournament. Liverpool reached the finals and went on winning the Champions League of 2018/19 season. And as the year is coming to an end, Valverde has reflected on the passing year as he spoke exclusively to the club media. Speaking on Champions League and Copa del Rey, Valverde said: “Until Liverpool we were having an incredible Champions League. "At Anfield, we had chances but they scored early on and psychologically we started worrying that what happened in Rome might happen again. There was a moment of weakness and we paid for it. It was one of the toughest moments of the year.” “We must admit that the hit we took in Liverpool meant our morale was down going into the cup final. If we’d won against Liverpool, we’d have won the cup final too.”  source - FC Barcelona

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