Guimaraes: I am looking forward to the first time against Barcelona, ​​which is one of the teams I have been paying attention to when I was young.

Newcastle is about to face Barcelona in the Champions League. Before the game, Newcastle captain Guimares said in an interview with the media that he is very much looking forward to having the opportunity to compete with the club that helped him fall in love with football.

"I was very excited. I have never played with Barcelona before, and this is one of the teams I would pay attention to when I was young. The player that made me fall in love with football was Ronaldinho, so I always watched Barcelona games at that time. Later there were Iniesta, Xavi, Messi - now I saw Rafinia there again, which felt great, so we were all very excited."

When asked how strong my teammate Tonali was, Guimaraes replied: "It's great, extremely outstanding. I enjoyed playing with him. I think we can complement each other, and I think he enjoyed playing with me as well. We also had a very good cooperation with Jolinton. To be honest, I think we have one of the best midfield combinations in the Premier League, and now we have to prove it in the Champions League."