"Otherwise, Sporting Lisbon would have lost their round of eight spot, and Barça would have been without a semifinal spot too."
"Barça must make their mark in the Champions League, or else they will face another season with nothing to show for it."
Bosque mocked his rivals with a wave of his hand, whilst also revealing some underhanded tactics teams of Real Madrid's caliber might encounter.
In response to this, Deng Kai had his say, "Mr. Bosque makes a good point, but as a strong team, why can't you secure a spot in the knockout stages during the six long rounds of group matches?"
"Since you've secured your spot in the knockouts early, what's to say you can't use rotation for tactical reasons?"
"To be honest, Barça has been hit hard by injuries in the past. How did Guardiola go from his peak to a substitute in previous years?"
"How many matches has Rivaldo missed this season due to injury?"
