Guardiola wary of Real Madrid threat

 　　MADRID, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola this Tuesday gave a huge vote of confidence to reserve goalkeeper Jose Manuel Pinto ahead of the first leg of his side's Copa del Rey quarter-final against eternal¹ rival Real Madrid on Wednesday night.

　　Although Pinto is the usual substitute to Victor Valdes in the Spanish BBVA Primera Liga, he has been first choice for Barca in the Cup. However, the fact that he was in goal for the only defeat Guardiola has suffered against Madrid, in last season's Cup final, has raised some doubts over whether or not he should play on Wednesday.

　　Guardiola, however, showed total loyalty² to his player: "I have it in mind that Pinto should play. He is an excellent keeper and I would be betraying⁴ myself if I didn't play him and I would also betray³ him. I doubt that anyone who knows him doubts him, we don't and anyone who has seen him play in the last three years won't doubt him either," said Guardiola in his pre-game press conference.

　　Guardiola ruled out a defensive⁵ attitude from his side, who have already won 3-1 away to Madrid this season.

　　"I have always thought that going to the Bernabeu and being prudent⁶ means going to see what happens and that means the games seem to last forever and Madrid always score a goal. The only way to win this tie is to have the ball and to be well positioned to stop them playing on the break."

　　"If we play and hope to get to the return leg, the defeat could be a scandal⁷. Madrid are leaders in the league and took every possible point in the Champions League. They are always dangerous and I have always thought they were dangerous."

　　"Tomorrow (Wednesday) is another day and 90,000 fans will be cheering on Madrid. We have to start again and that is what is great about football," said Guardiola.

1 eternal   

adj.永久的，无休止的，永恒的，永不改变的

参考例句：

• Stop this eternal chatter!不要唠叨个不停！
• Rome has been called the Eternal City.罗马一向被称为不朽之城。

2 loyalty   

n.忠诚，忠心

参考例句：

• She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
• His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。

3 betray   

vt.背叛，失信于，泄露，暴露

参考例句：

• He promised never to betray the organization.他发誓永不背叛组织。
• Keep calm.Don't betray your identity.沉住气，别可露馅儿。

4 betraying   

对…不忠( betray的现在分词 )； 背叛； 出卖； 泄露

参考例句：

• For years they had been betraying state secrets to Russia. 他们多年来一直在向俄罗斯泄露国家机密。
• Don't try to trick me with words into betraying the secret. 别拿话来诈我。

5 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

6 prudent   

adj.谨慎的，有远见的，精打细算的

参考例句：

• A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
• You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。

7 scandal   

n.丑事，丑闻，流言蜚语，反感，愤慨

参考例句：

• Scandal and gossip are meat and drink to him.各种丑闻和流言蜚语是他最感兴趣的事。
• His theft from the shop caused scandal in the village.他因偷商店的东西引起全村的公愤。