Yaya Toure: I don’t want to play against former club Barcelona

Yaya Toure’s side face Barcelona in the Champions League (Picture: Getty)

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure admits he’s not relishing the prospect of facing his former club Barcelona in the Champions League next week.
Toure’s side host Barca in the first leg of their last 16 tie on Tuesday, before travelling to the Nou Camp on March 12.
But the 30-year-old, who spent three years with the Catalan giants before joining City in 2010, says he’s not looking forward to the imminent encounter.
‘It’s difficult because I don’t really want to play Barcelona,’ Toure told the Uefa website.
Yaya Toure joined City in 2010 (Picture: Getty) ‘It’s a club I have a lot of respect for, a club which taught me a lot and where I have many friends who helped me.
‘I will play against these guys at the Camp Nou. It’s the stadium where I always wanted to play and now I’ll be coming back wearing a different shirt.
‘I didn’t want to play in front of the fans who gave me so much love and respected me, but that’s football.’