Barcelona defender, Clement Lenglet has said he is ready to lose his tooth to help Barcelona win the Treble after he actually lost his tooth during a battle with Mohamed Salah yesterday.
Lionel Messi netted twice in the second half after Luis Suarez’s opener to aid Barca beat Liverpool 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal.
Lenglet risked his tooth to make sure his team ended the game with a clean sheet, leaving Liverpool with a mountain to climb in the return leg.
His words, “I lost a little bit of a tooth but it’s not serious,”
“But I’m happy to lose bits of teeth again on a regular basis!”
“I had a difficult first 20 minutes,”
“During that period of the game, I needed to adapt to the distance I needed to stand off [Salah].
“You can’t let the ball be played deep but [you have to] be quite close to step in as well. It was a little easier after that [first 20 minutes], even if these games are always difficult.
“I found it a little easier to position myself and analyse how close I needed to be to keep his back to goal as often as possible and — when he did turn — be able to play for time and get help from my teammates.”
Vidal also said, “I would give everything to win the Champions League,”
“I will give my life in the return leg and I hope to play in the final.”
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