Christensen:

With the face of a good boy, serious, perhaps somewhat overwhelmed seeing the enormous tangle of cameras and lenses that were pointed at him, Andreas Christensen appeared on the pitch of the Tito Vilanova Field of the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper at around 12:30. We do not know if it was due to the influence of Nordic rigor and sobriety, but everything went with absolute punctuality. With the female wing of the family in the stands, discreetly, occupying the background. And with his father Sten along with Jordi Cruyff, Enric Masip and Mateu Alemany. Controlling everything and immortalizing a historic moment for all of them.

Such were the first steps of the Danish centre-back, who stamped his signature around 12:40 and then participated in a rondo with boys and girls from the FCB Escola. He even intentionally missed a pass and went inside to steal before the astonished gaze of his companions.

Once at a press conference, again that face of not having broken a plate. Ready to answer the dozens of questions that the press was preparing. “My goal is to play. All the players want to be starters. The competition is healthy and makes me improve, try harder. I don’t want to talk about anyone in particular, all the Barça defenders are very good. I really want to work with them” , Andreas started, also asked about the figure of Gerard Piqué, omnipresent in the Barça club.

The Danish defender has not featured in Chelsea’s recent games. Tuchel assured that he had told him that he “was not prepared” and that it was not the first time. “I always try to do my job. This is a thing of the past. It’s been a difficult few weeks that haven’t turned out the way I hoped, but I’m very proud to have been part of Chelsea for so many years. Wonderful things have happened, I’m very happy with my family and I am very proud of what I have achieved”, valued the international, confirming that he had difficulties on a psychological level to deal with that exit.

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