Eddiehao: Barcelona is free to control the ball and has strong goals. Our defense tactics without the ball must be very solid.

At 3 a.m. on September 19, in the first round of the Champions League stage, Newcastle faced Barcelona at home. Before the game, Eddiehao talked about his opponent Barcelona in an interview.

Eddiehao said: "First of all, they are a team with great skills. They handle the ball very easily when they are in possession. The wings are fast and the goal is very good. You guys saw it in their last game, they were all firepower and the season started very well."

"All of these factors mean we have to defend well, so our off-ball defense tactics have to be very solid. We started the defensive end this season, so it would be very important to continue that."