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Roma coach Rudi Garcia: "Drawing with Barcelona gives us confidence"

AS Roma coach Rudi Garcia wasn't exactly suffering after his team got a 1-1 draw at home in their UEFA Champions League season opener, mainly because the result was against current UCL winners, Barcelona. According to the French manager, his players sacrificed to give their best effort in benefit of the team.

Garcia also pointed out that getting such a good result against the toughest opponent in the world boosts his group's confidence that they can reach the knockout stages of the European Cup. Here's a few more of his post-match quotes:

"It's an important result for us.