Rijkaard not wary of United
10 Apr 2008 - 09:24:25
Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard has played down claims that Manchester United are favourites for their Champions League semi-final meeting.
The Catalan club secured their last four place with a 1-0 quarter-final second leg win over Schalke at the Camp Nou on Wednesday evening.
However despite claims that his inconsistent side are overwhelming underdogs to reach the final, Rijkaard insists they have no fears about facing the current Premier League leaders.
"I am happy to play these two games and I am sure they are too," said the Dutch coach.
"I will not talk about favourites, but they will be two great games and we'll see what happens.
"We have to be prepared to play two great games against a team who are on form and we'll see two teams who play very good football."
Barca expect to have injured pair Lionel Messi and Deco available for the first leg at the Camp Nou on April 23.