The senior coach of Guangzhou, Luis Felipe Scolari, revealed that he had refused an offer of Barcelona, before the match predicted by football picks between the two teams at the World Club Championship.
Scolari told the audience that in January 2004, when Barcelona was looking for a replacement for Frank Rijkaard, had contacted him. `Then the President of Barca was Sandro Rosell and I was the coach of Portugal. We could discuss this and accept the offer of Barcelona, but I had a contract for two years with Portugal, and I wouldn`t hit the rocks. It would have been unethical. I missed this opportunity, but that`s life.`, said the Brazilian.
About the semi-final today, Scolari said: `One of the two teams will qualify. We have shown that it is not a small achievement to be a champion of Asia. I believe in my boys, I respect Barcelona, but I told them that we can deliver the surprise.`
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