The new Zagreb coach Zlatko Saračević suffered a defeat at his debut in front of just over 8,000 fans in Arena Zagreb. Barcelona this time was a bit too much for Zagreb.
Zlatko Saračević, Coach of PPD Zagreb:
– Congratulations to Barcelona for having played a good game. As far as I’m concerned, I have to be honest and say that we are too slow for this kind of handball at this moment. The fact that we did not make a single exclusion only testifies that we did not make a foul on Barcelona players. There were mistakes in the attack, but I will also add that I am satisfied with the approach, I have seen the desire. I’m sorry that, in the end, there is still a bit smaller difference, but that’s the case. It’s up to us to work.
Xavier Pascual, Barcelona coach:
– I am satisfied, it was not easy to prepare for the match after the defeat from Szeged in the last round. It’s a good thing that we greatly opened the match and that gave us the wind in the back. In the second part, there were a lot of oscillations, mostly in defense, which is visible on the result. This is a segment that we still have to deal with. It’s always great to play here in Zagreb and I repeat that I am satisfied with this victory and a great deal of our game today.
