FC Barcelona is at the gates of a new Champions Final where it will look for the fourth continental trophy. A few days after the final we had the opportunity to chat with two of the protagonists of this successful path and who will fight on Saturday in Lisbon for being champions. Ingrid Engen y Fridolina Rolfö They attended a meeting with fans organized by 'Puma' in A Diagonal Mar Soccer Emotion Store and previously dedicated a few minutes to review how they arrive at this final with Mundo Deportivo.
How do you find yourself physically, emotionally?
ENGEN: I feel good. I feel in good shape, and the truth, I don't feel that it is already the end of the season. I feel good in the countryside, with confidence, I am well well.
Rolfö: Yes, I agree with Ingrid. These last weeks have been a little calmer, so the body feels good and mentally also I am very good. I am excited about what is coming.
What routines or habits do you have before a final?
Rolfö: There is only one thing I need to do before a game in the locker room: close my eyes, visualize, and project images on my head on what I want to achieve in the game. It's the only thing I do. The rest are routines that I don't think much, I just do them. But this I always need to do it.
ENGEN: They are things that I always do but they are not things that you say I have to do them because otherwise it will not do well. Eat at the right time and things, and if the game is in the afternoon I like to put the nail polish.
Rolfö and Engen during the talk with MD
Superstitions?
Rolfö: No, none. And I'm glad not having them.
ENGEN: I don't have either. I will be boring, I know (laughs). But I have nothing special. It seems a bit dangerous to have superstitions, so I try to avoid them.
If you were Barça's rival, what should you fear the most?
ENGEN: I think we have a style of play that the rivals are not accustomed to face every week. The connections we have in the field, the intelligence of our players … all that can make a difference. If they face us in a different way, we are good finding solutions.
Rolfö: I agree.
Bilbao was unforgettable. We present those present with emotion. Can Lisbon overcome it?
Rolfö: Uau, it is difficult to achieve something like what we achieved in Bilbao. It was one of the happiest games of my career. I really enjoyed that moment. It is difficult to repeat that feeling, but knowing that we have another final ahead and that we go to Lisbon, with many culés supporting us, just thinking about it puts my chicken skin. I am very excited.
ENGEN: I think that game will always have a special place for us. But why not? I know that fans are going to be there and will be special, perhaps in a different way, but also unforgettable.
In Arsenal there are old known as Mariona and Laia Codina. Do you have contact these previous days?
Rolfö: I don't have much contact with players before the games. I prefer to speak later, enjoy the moment after the game, give us a hug … before it seems too intense.
ENGEN: I think we are in our own bubble, and they probably also, so it is not natural to have a lot of contact these days.
Barça is in full era, what do you think is the top of this team? Can you reach 8 Lyon Champions?
Rolfö: It's hard to say. Now we are in a very good moment and we have reached several endings, but we must continue working even more. Other teams are investing a lot too. Winning once may seem easy, but winning two, three times … is very difficult. You have to continue working hard and betting strong to keep us at the top. When Lyon got it, there were not as many competitors as now. Today there is more and it is much more difficult.
ENGEN: We also have a lot of talent in the team, including young players. There is no doubt that Barça has a great future, but it is true that every year it will be more difficult to get it. Even so, we have the right mentality and work to continue.
Speaking of the future, Ingrid, you end up contract this year. Do you look more years at Barça?
ENGEN: I think it's not the time to talk about that. My head is completely focused on the final with this team. Out of respect for the team, I prefer not to comment on.
Do you have any promise or bet on the locker room if you win the Champions League? Something confessable?
ENGEN: I will give the response boring again (laughs). We are fully focused on the party. We will think about the rest later. We are going to do everything possible to win another Champions.
Rolfö: very boring, I know (laughs). But yes, we only think about what we can control, which is to win.
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Finally, a message to the Catalans, those who will go to Lisbon and those who do not.
ENGEN: I hope we see ourselves there in Lisbon and Let's Go!
Rolfö: We are super happy that you are there with us. We will need your support. We love you very much!
