De Gea: To put pressure on Barcelona at Old Trafford

2023-02-18 10:28

De Gea: To put pressure on Barcelona at Old Trafford



The "Red Devils" Manchester United fought 2-2 with La Liga giants Barcelona in the first round of the UEFA Europa League play-offs in the 2022/23 season. Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea said in an interview that the team is ready for the next round of the game against Barcelona again, and looks to continue to put pressure on Barcelona.


Alonso gave Xavi's side the lead against Barcelona before Marcus Rashford quickly pulled it back. In the 59th minute of the battle, Manchester United relied on Conde's own goal to overtake Barcelona, but Rafinha scored a goal. In the end, Manchester United shook hands with Barcelona 2-2 at the Nou Camp.


Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea said in an interview, "When you can only draw, it's never the best game result, but it's also a great game. I think both sides tried to score and Created chances and it was a good game. Maybe we got the second goal and we controlled the game, but the other goal made it 2-2."


It is worth mentioning that when the game entered the final stage, Fati volleyed fiercely in the middle of the penalty area. De Gea responded quickly to resolve the crisis and helped Manchester United escape the defeat.


De Gea continued, "The final stage of the game was a bit difficult because the opponent created some chances. The game is open, let's see if we can show more wonderful performances at Old Trafford, And try again to win."


"It's always great to play the second leg at home with our fans and we're in good form. For us it's perfect to play at home and win. They all want to win, but they're definitely a great team and they're doing a great job."


De Gea added, "A draw is actually a very good result. We will work with the fans to put pressure on them at Old Trafford and we will try to win the game."