Mallorca defender: No one wants to face Barcelona, but we will do our best

Hupu, on August 14, won the European Youth League championship with Barcelona U19 and is now playing for Majorca, Morey, on the Jijantes program, talked about the game against Barcelona in the early morning of Sunday and players such as Pablo Torre.

Matou Morey is embracing his second season in Majorca with firm confidence, determined to prove himself this season. The full-back who grew up in La Macia and once won the youth Champions League with Barcelona youth team, experienced an adaptation year last season and now he welcomed the start of the league with full confidence. "Last season has passed and it has made me stronger, both as a player and as a person. This year you will see a different me and I feel like I am more like myself," he explained in an interview with Jijantes.

Pablo Mafio's possible departure and rumors about Barcelona player Ector Ford's possible joining did not make him deviate from his goal. "Whether Pablo Mafio is there or not, or whoever comes, there is a need to compete. I focus on myself and show my best form. If I show my level as I should, I can be the starter."

In this brand-new Mallorca team, another old Barcelona player will also play an important role: Pablo Torre. Morey praised the Spanish midfielder. "Being able to bring in players with this trait means that he has something special. He is a key puzzle that will bring us a lot of things we were missing before. If he and Dadel can work together, I think they will help us a lot in the midfield." He also emphasized a technical detail: "I appreciate his first touch most and how he prepares for the next move." The league debut will be against Barcelona this weekend, which is a huge opening challenge. "It will be a tough game, no doubt, but as the first home game, we will go all out and give the fans a good result and give us a good start to the season," he said. About Barcelona, he added: "They are the kind of teams you wish you didn't have to face because they put a lot of pressure on you. But if we can play our own game and get a positive result, we'll be stronger." Morey assured that there were no discussions on Barcelona's players to be registered in the locker room, such as Joan Garcia or Marcus Rashford. "We focus on ourselves, focus on being as prepared as possible. Whoever plays, they are very strong and will create difficulties for us."

The full-back recalled the difficulties of last season against Barcelona: "They are one of the toughest opponents I have ever played, their passes and catches are extremely fast, and when they lose the ball, you will only see a red and blue jersey rushing towards you. It is very difficult to pass the ball safely to teammates and keep the ball in long term." On his side where he guards, he may have to face Rafinia, although Lamin Yamal will be active on the other side. “All players are excellent and no matter who plays, we have to come out with the best,” he pointed out.

For his time in La Macia, he still kept in touch with several teammates of the same class: "We maintained a good friendship with Handro, Sergio Gomez, Miranda, Abel... We have maintained a good friendship. As we can see from when we played together, we have a lot of potential this year, and now we have all realized our dream of playing professional football."

As for the goals of this season, Morey is clear: "We played very hard in the second half of last season. We were a little lucky to help in the first half, and our level dropped in the second half, and it was even more difficult. We must learn from the aspects we did well."