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How we beat Barcelona
- Updated: September 13, 2016
Newly-promoted Alaves stunned Barcelona with a 2-1 win at the Nou Camp – but how did they do it? To find out, we asked their manager Mauricio Pellegrino.
The former Liverpool assistant manager only joined up with the club in the summer but, after an overhaul of the playing staff, he has already overseen draws with Atletico Madrid and Sporting Gijon as well as Saturday’s shock success.
Among the pre-season favourites for relegation, Alaves are surpassing all expectations in the early weeks of the season.
Here, in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports’ Spanish football expert Guillem Balague, Pellegrino discusses the secrets to his team’s success…
Thorough preparation
Pellegrino spent the days leading up to his team’s trip to the Nou Camp stressing the importance of discipline, hard work and belief to his players.
“To play against Barcelona is not easy work,” he said. “The most difficult thing is to convince the players that we would have our chance. We can see Barcelona winning a lot of games 5-0 or 6-0 and for the confidence of the player we had to convince them we’d have our moment.
“The main thing …
