Guijarro: "We owed the title to the culés"

Barça retired at halftime in Eindhoven with a very negative result.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
03 June 2023 Saturday 10:30
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Guijarro: "We owed the title to the culés"

Barça retired at halftime in Eindhoven with a very negative result. Jonatan Giráldez's team had to overcome a 0-2 deficit in the second half. Herculean task, but not impossible. This was demonstrated by Patri Guijarro, who was able to break the misfortune against the rival goal of the Barça team with two miraculous goals at the beginning of the second half. The midfielder's goals changed the match completely and were the beginning of this Barça's final victory.

"This is incredible. We went into the break with two goals conceded, and it's not easy to come back from a game like this. But we owed it to the fans, to our families and to ourselves. We are proud of what we have achieved”, explained Patri Guijarro.

During the fifteen minute break, the Barça players took a breath and recharged their faith in a victory that was eluding them. “(Jonatan Giraldez) insisted on having surveillance in the transition and on believing it, because he was going to arrive. We were going to come back and that's how it has been. We had to believe it, we were having many chances and many arrivals and the only thing missing was the goal”, he assured.

"Having the two goals early in the second half has given us a lot of life," explained the one who was ultimately the MVP of the final. “It's a lot of pride and ambition. We owed the title to the culés. In addition to living it with them here, it has been incredible ”, she highlighted.

Voiceless and very excited, Aitana Bonmatí assured that she was "very happy, she is the second champion, the games last ninety-odd minutes, we have had faith and we deserve it," she assured.

"When they scored against us I thought: 'like last year'. But the sensations were different because we were arriving, we only lacked the goal, but we had many chances. We came out in the second half with confidence and a winning mentality and it came out good," he summed up.

Bonmatí acknowledged that "the coach's speech was important at half-time, but also our mentality. We told each other, we had to go with everything and it turned out well," he summed up.

Alexia Putella, captain of the team and current Ballon d'Or, said she felt “a lot of happiness, a lot of gratitude and fulfillment. She is happy for everyone, for the club, for the team, for the fans. It is a day of celebration,” she explained. Although he also acknowledged that he had suffered on the bench, but the team's reaction was seen in the second half. "It is a very mature team and capable of turning the result around in a Champions League final," he said.

For her part, the author of the goal that decided the final, Fridolina Rolfö, showed her happiness. “I am very happy, the game was incredible. We had a great mentality and a fantastic performance in the second half. Scoring for this team makes me very happy. After having lost a final, I am very happy with the triumph of this team, ”she concluded.