Hart: ‘I just tried to smother Messi, Neymar & Suárez’

The Manchester City goalkeeper made several superb saves during the 1-0 defeat at Camp Nou. Hart explained that he just tried to make the Catalans’ forward line of Messi, Suárez and Neymar rush their shots. He made a string of brilliant saves to deny Neymar, Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez during the last-16 second leg […]
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2015-03-20 16:00:00

The Manchester City goalkeeper made several superb saves during the 1-0 defeat at Camp Nou.

Hart explained that he just tried to make the Catalans’ forward line of Messi, Suárez and Neymar rush their shots. He made a string of brilliant saves to deny Neymar, Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez during the last-16 second leg tie, but could not stop his side slumping to a 1-0 defeat on the night. Hart told Sky Sports: “It was busy! I just tried to smother them as best I could because I know full well they’re thinking they’ve got to pass at all times. Maybe that’s why I tried to rush in for the goal, I thought he took it well. My job is to try and rush them, quality players. It’s difficult to do sometimes and I had a little bit of luck on my side. I don’t know how Neymar stayed out in the first minute but that’s football, we did our best to stay in it and it’s just unfortunate tonight.”

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