Barcelona star Dani Olmo talked warmly about the atmosphere in the dressing room before their Champions League semi-final second stage against Inter. The 26-year-old also spoke about the registration problems he has had to deal with since he arrived at the club and the relationship of Hansi Flick with the club.
The Catalan playmaker was not worried about the fatigue that was confronted on the side after a tiring schedule, involving five games in which four of them are against Real Madrid and Inter.
“We are in shape again, and I see the team well prepared, energetic and motivated. We know it is an important week. We are a game away from reaching another final … We will later think of the Real Madrid game.”
After the first stage, Inter Manager Simone Inzaghi admitted that he had put two and then three players on Lamine Yamal, but Olmo was not worried about special attention that was paid to the 17-year-old.
“We all know the type of player he is. I am not even surprised. Since the euro he is calm and highly motivated. If he is marked by more than one player, this means that there will be a free player, and he has already shown that he can play with one, two and three. That way there will be more free players. No problem.”
Smiling before he gave his answer, Olmo saw no problems approaching such a big game with a young and inexperienced team.
“I don't want to give you a head … but it's like a party in the dressing room. The young people don't give the situation as much importance as they should. They are relaxed, have fun. It is a healthy group, with great people and very good players. The common goal is to win.”
“It was definitely worth it. The bureaucracy was not up to me. We were waiting and it turned out to be good,” he commented on the registration problems, so that he missed various competitions this season when he waited for Barcelona who registered him, both in the summer and winter transfer windows.
Olmo also had friendly words for Flick, who arrived just a few months before he did.
“He is very close to the players, he tells us what he wants, and he has a lot of faith in all.”
The attacking midfielder is reportedly set for a starting spot against Inter, where Flick is more or less on his line-up for the second stage. The big question is Left-Back, where Alejandro Bangde has not succeeded in returning from an injury on time, which means that one of Gerard Martin or Inigo Martinez will probably be used there.