Ronald Koeman, Barça coach, spoke at the end of the match at Movistar LaLiga and the press room. These were their opinions.
Jordi Alba has said that it is the best game of the season. Do you share it?
It was surely the best first part of the course. We were very good with the ball and put pressure on Real. We create opportunities. The 2-1 at halftime was short because of the game we've seen. The second half was more complicated, but Real have played a great game too. It was a high-level match. We have created opportunities to score more goals, but they also had theirs. You cannot control a game for 90 minutes and when you have to defend, well you have to defend. But because of the attitude we had, we deserved to win the game. With this attitude we will return to where we want to be.
Are you finding the formula?
It depends on the opposites. With Pedri you can play with a pivot, with interiors. Frenkie is trying to play higher. Soccer is not a fixed system. La Real has quality because it changes positions.
What was happening to Lenglet and what did you think of Mingueza and Araújo's game?
Mingueza and Araújo are from Barça and they know how to play with pressure. Also, there is no audience and it is different.
Griezmann and Ter Stegen were two other proper names.
We have a great goalkeeper and today he was good, scoring a goal. And Antoine's was bad luck on the crossbar and in the other the goalkeeper touched the ball …
Can you think of LaLiga with this attitude?
Yeah sure. This is very long. It depends on ourselves.