The mood is not positive around the Camp Nou ahead of tonight’s vital Champions League Group F game against Borussia Dortmund. The reigning La Liga champions have already lost three times domestically this term, including humbling defeats at Granada and Levante. Former Athletic Bilbao and Espanyol coach Valverde is widely seen as notwithin that heritage, despite being a player at the Camp Nou under Johan Cruyff. “There will always be choppy waters, we shouldn’t trick ourselves,” said a characteristically phlegmatic Valverde at yesterday’s pre-game news conference. “The good thing about football is that there is always another game to play, and make the fans happy.

Source: Irish Examiner November 27, 2019 05:48 UTC