'La Remontada showed VAR was necessary' - Emery reflects on Barca's famous 6-1 comeback ahead of return to Camp Nou

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Nov 3, 2026
Well, it's always a pleasure coming here to Barcelona.
to play against Barcelona or against Espanyol.
That's exactly what I mean—we're in the elite.
Then, Barcelona is the favorite to win this competition.
We can grab five teams on hand
And one is Barcelona.
How does the preliminary phase proceed
to enter the following playoffs
to finish among the top eight
It is a new competition in that sense.
You have to avoid
surprises
then, logically, there is
moments from the season where
you are creating, building
walking a path
but keeping in mind that
in the second part of the season is where
You have to decide the things
but if in the first part you leave some things
You don't even arrive
Then, those, the favorite teams
For this competition, are they taking this into account?
We played three matches and won three matches.
And we did a fantastic work.
Tomorrow we are facing
one of the favorite teams to win this competition,
Then the challenge is
An enormous challenge tomorrow.
Perhaps for this Champions League
It is the party
but harder than what we are going to face
Tomorrow against Barcelona.
Can you remember a game?
like this, 10 years ago
In La Remontada?
It was a remarkable game.
What do you remember about that?
What did you take from that as a manager?
One more, one more, one whole lot more.
Everything happened in that match, we know.
In my career, I have learned that I am a coach.
I started in 2006, 20 years.
No, 2004, twenty-two years in a row.
I'm playing 60 games in a row in Europe.
Different competition, Champions League
Europa League or Conference League
And I learned in every competition, in every match.
And in this match, I learned so many things.
One, the sporting aspect, and the other, the non-sporting aspect.
What was necessary for football at that time.
What was necessary.
Have you ever gone
To this stadium?
Once.
Yes, in fact, I checked yesterday.
Because I used to go to Porto Aventura and Salou on vacation.
I was here for the stadium tour
on the day Ricardo Quereshma signed for Barcelona
I think I was eight years old.
And I remember it was the day Quereshma signed for Barcelona.
I've never been since, but tomorrow night
I will be thrilled to represent Aston Villa.
in the largest stage
