Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde believes there is still “a lot of rowing to be done” before his side can contemplate being crowned LaLiga champions. Valverde’s side face relegation battlers Villarreal on Tuesday night in the next step of what is viewed as a procession towards the title and a potential domestic double. Champions League ambitions are also still very much alive heading into a quarter-final showdown against Manchester United, as Barcelona look to close in on a memorable end to the campaign. If we win six, we are champions – but there is a lot of rowing to be done before that,” the Barca boss said at a press conference broadcast by the club. “We have 10 days between now and our Champions League game (at Manchester United).

Source: Irish Examiner April 01, 2019 16:52 UTC