00:00Well, we'll take a share of answers or questions, please.
00:02Mike's on the other side of the room.
00:04We'll set an embargo towards the end for 10.30pm this evening.
00:07Someone to start, please.
00:11Hi, Pep. Hope you're well.
00:13It's Newcastle United for the fifth time this season.
00:16What extra difficulties or challenges do you expect
00:19when playing the same team so many times in one year?
00:24The same like for them.
00:28It's what it is.
00:30We know each other quite well.
00:32Do you expect maybe more of a tactical battle
00:34between the two managers then, just considering that...
00:37Tactical?
00:37Yes.
00:37We know each other.
00:39No surprises.
00:40It's not even the first time this season.
00:42So how many times with Newcastle and how we played.
00:48So a lot.
00:50This morning, Eddie Howe says that he needs all of his players
00:53to be at their best and maybe a little bit of luck as well.
00:56How do you ensure that luck never plays a part in this game?
00:59Yeah, important.
01:01When the margins are so tight, the luck is important.
01:07Hi, Pep.
01:08Can you check on Nico O'Reilly, please?
01:11Yes, he feels better.
01:13He felt better.
01:14We'll see today.
01:14OK, and it's a late game.
01:17How does the 8 o'clock kick-off affect your routine this week?
01:21We have an advantage.
01:23Playing at three, we have to travel today.
01:25Playing at night, we travel tomorrow.
01:29Advantage.
01:29The advantage of the recovery for Madrid will be less.
01:34And if that's for him, Boger.
01:38Hi, Pep.
01:40As you know, you play Newcastle for the fifth time.
01:42What's your relationship like with Eddie Howe?
01:44Have you got a good relationship there?
01:48Yeah, really good.
01:50Never dinner together, but really good.
01:52As good as your friendship with Daniel Farke, for example?
01:56Never dinner with Daniel, neither.
01:59So, good relation, yeah.
02:00Some of them have a good relation for a long time.
02:03And, yeah, at the end, listen, we are rivals.
02:08We have to play each other.
02:09But, of course, before and after the game is completely different.
02:12And just on an individual player, Rodri,
02:14we know he's still coming back from injury.
02:17And after such serious injuries that he's been dealing with as well.
02:20Is he having to change his game at all?
02:22Are you thinking about even changing position for him, for example?
02:24How much does a player then have to adapt
02:28once they've come back into a team like this?
02:30Well, finally, it's happening like we wanted for a long time ago
02:36when he came back, you know, to make a step back
02:39and have some consistent routine to play, play, play.
02:44But now, you know, we play a lot of games in a margin,
02:50long travels away, like the fatigue is involved, you know,
02:53travel to Madrid and have to come back, travel to London.
02:56That means four or five hours to ride to the hotel all the time.
03:02So, yeah, you have to use all the squad.
03:06Otherwise, it will not be possible if you want to play in the rhythm
03:08that you want to play.
03:09So, do you think he can get back to his best that we saw before?
03:12Step by step is getting better and better.
03:13Everybody knows it.
03:14And just quickly, very finally,
03:16where does this game kind of sit in with all the games you've got coming up?
03:20Real Madrid after this, of course.
03:21And also, there's so many fronts that you're battling on.
03:24Where does this FA Cup game sit on the priority list?
03:27How many finals we've played in the last year?
03:29How many semifinals we've played in the last year?
03:31So, a lot.
03:32That means always the FA Cup is so important.
03:34We're going to travel to Newcastle to win the game,
03:37to get the next round.
03:39That's definitely 100%.
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