Luis Enrique says his voice is the reason Unzue took touchline role
Luis Enrique says the reason Juan Carlos Unzue was on the touchline during the game was because he wanted to rest his voice.
The Barcelona coach's No 2 took the role of standing in the technical area, with his side already assured of progress to the final after their 7-0 first leg victory, before this match witch finished 1-1.
"It’s down to the state of my voice. I can’t shout every three days. We have the same footballing idea," explained the coach.
Barcelona kept their unbeaten record, now the longest in the club's history, making it 29 games in a row.
"They are figures that take us closer to titles. In this case, to the cup," he said. "Good numbers make us happy.
"It was quite different to what a semi final second leg normally is. That’s the way it was. Because of the atmosphere, and the score from the first game."
He also expalined his rotation, with most of the usual first team resting in Barcelona.
Lucho said: "It was to try to give most minutes as possible to the players who don't normally feature and that is why we changed the system. I didn’t see a lack of intensity. What we changed was the position of Rakitic."
