Saturday, 16 May 2015

Messi, Neymar and Suarez don't scare me - Oblak

The attacking trio have scored over 100 goals between them this season but the goalkeeper says it will be business as usual when they meet on Sunday


Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak says he isn't scared of Barcelona's triple threat of Neymar, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.
The three players have formed Europe's most prolific forward line this season having scored over 100 goals between them.
They impressed again as Barcelona beat Bayern Munich over two legs in the Champions League semi-finals and now have Atletico in their sights in La Liga on Sunday.
"You aren't afraid (Messi, Suarez and Neymar), but it isn't easy. It isn't just me. The whole team are in front of me, which helps. I hope we play well and can contain them."
Oblak's confidence may also be borne out of the face he saved a penalty from Messi in the quarter-finals of the Spanish Cup quarter-final, though he still has the utmost respect for the Argentine.
"Messi is a great player. Barcelona have a lot of great players and Messi is a goalscorer. It's hard to stop him from scoring, but you always try your hardest to save everything. Let's see what happens on Sunday."
Victory for Barca will see them win La Liga and dethrone Atletico in the process but Oblak says he is convinced Luis Enrique's in-form side can be beaten.
"I think there are a lot of specific details to Barcelona's game and they're very hard to stop. We have to remain fully focused, run a lot, and battle for every ball until the very last minute.
"Of course Barcelona can be beaten, any team can be beaten."

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