Adi Hutter previously faced off against Hansi Flick in a pre-season friendly in the Joan Gamper Trophy, where Monaco won 3-0 at Barcelona.
Monaco’s Austrian coach Adi Hutter has revealed he has been following Hansi Flick’s Barcelona side, who have won all five of their La Liga games this season, most notably their 4-1 win at Girona ahead of Thursday’s Champions League clash, Ufabet reported on Monday.
Hutter had surprised Monaco by beating Barcelona 3-0 in a pre-season friendly in the Joan Gamper Trophy in August, ahead of the two sides’ reunion in the new Champions League.
Asked if he would use the tactics from that game against Barcelona on Thursday, Hutter replied: ‘I won’t reveal those tactics. What I can say is that it won’t be the same game.’
‘I think in a way it was good for Barcelona to lose that game. They have now scored in five consecutive games and conceded only four goals.’
Hutter also revealed that he watched Barcelona’s latest performance, a 4-1 win over Girona, saying: ‘I watched until the 85th minute and it was a clear win. I don’t want to say they won easily, but they did well, they deserved it. ‘
Speaking about facing Barcelona, he said: ‘I’m not afraid of any opponent, but I have a lot of respect for one of the biggest clubs in the world. Everyone knows Barcelona, they have Robert Lewandowski up front, who I’ve faced in the Bundesliga.’
‘They have Lamine Yamal, who scored twice (on Sunday) with a great left foot, young talent, top players like Dani Olmo (recently injured), who I know from the Bundesliga and is top as well, one of the best in Europe, and Rafinha as well.’
Asked about Barcelona’s plans to stop Yamal, ยูฟ่าเบท the Austrian boss replied: ‘When I was a player, many of my coaches agreed to mark the opposition players even when they were on the toilet. Not that much. What we really want is to stop him as a team. I’m not a coach who likes to order people to mark him.’