CL: FC Barcelona - Bate Borisov 4-0

[Corb]

Renan Bressan, BATE midfielder
We thought Barcelona's reserve players would be top-class, but this was something else. By the end, I did not feel there was much difference between this side and the first team. We honestly thought we would be able to compete with them, but they were much better than we expected. If this is what lies ahead for the first team - these young players, this academy - then Barcelona will be top of the world for the next ten years. As for us, we just had a poor match.

Aleksandr Volodko, BATE midfielder
Nothing went for us, but we were up against Barcelona, not just any old team. Even their reserves are fantastic. We thought the players would be of a lesser quality and that the structure of their game would be different, but it wasn't; they were top-class, even with this fresher lineup.

[PhilS]

Wow!

The best player on the field was Cuenca. He is going to have to play quite a bit the rest of the year, I hope some of this playing time comes from resting Messi.

Sergi Roberto should be playing in a top level league right now, he would be a starter for at least 15 of the teams in La Liga or EPL. For his sake, I hope he gets loaned out for the second half of this year.

Barca is going to be collecting some big transfer fees when most of these youngsters get sold, this will pay for the acquisition of an experienced, top-shelf defender. Two defenders will be needed if Abidal needs to be replaced, maybe including one of these youngsters.