The Brazilian wants Barca to redeem
themselves in Europe this season after their
ignominious 7-0 aggregate defeat to die Roten
in this year's Champions League semi-final
Dani Alves says Barcelona will this season
atone for their humiliating defeat in the
Champions League semi-final to Bayern Munich
by showing that it was an "accident".
The Blaugrana were beat 7-0 on aggregate by
the Bavarians, who beat Borussia Dortmund
2-1 in the final.
However, the Brazil international is confident
the heavy loss and the failure to reach the
Wembley showdown, is enough to make sure
the club redeem themselves in their European
campaign this season.
"There was no excuse for what happened," the
30-year-old told Mundo Deportivo .
"And we really want to show this season that it
was an accident.
"No one can lose a semi-final 7-0 – it is
outrageous for a team of our level.
"We were deservedly knocked out, but the
good thing about football is that sometimes
you get a second chance."
Alves also backed his former trainer Tito
Vilanova's decision to depart from football
because of health issues and talked positively
about Gerardo Martino's newly introduced
tactical concepts.
"Tito was a good assistant and coach for five
years. As an assistant he had an important
role," he continued.
"But I think he has made the right decision –
life is always more important than your
career.
"There are some new concepts [under
Martino], but I can assure you that they are
working. We are coming up with new strategies
and becoming stronger as a team."
Barcelona will host Levante on August 18 to
start off the 2013-14 season.
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