MADRID, 21 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The FC Barcelona player Dani Alves was very satisfied after the victory achieved against Real Sociedad (0-1) in a match on matchday 33 in the Santander League and assured – when asked if they could catch up with Real Madrid – the ” luck” that the whites have had because the Catalan signings did not arrive before.
Win the league? Lucky for them that we have not arrived before. We plan to compete differently but in the end life is like that. We arrived late, we had to make a tremendous effort to get the advantage with them, but we already knew that it was very difficult due to the condition of the rival. But I insist, lucky for them that we have not arrived before”, said the culé side in declarations to Movistar.
Regarding the victory in Donosti, the Brazilian international recalled that they already knew that “it was going to be difficult because it is always very difficult here.” “The stadium is very crowded, we controlled a little more in the first half and then we lowered the intensity but you have to know how to suffer. In football it’s hard to win, but you win”, he added.
“We had approached the game in that way, we wanted to press up high to avoid their steals in the middle. We wanted to balance the team a little more and the goal came and decided the game. You had to know how to suffer to win the game”, Alves valued.
“There have been no physical problems because most of the problems are joint problems. But the season has reached this phase of wear and tear and it is not easy. Today it was very important to get three points for the goal that remains for us,” said the Barcelona player, that ended very just the clash against the donostiarras.
“There, there, in the last few days I haven’t been able to train as much as I’d like. I’ve recovered quickly and it’s time to make an effort because there are six or seven games left and we have to put in everything we have to achieve the goal,” Alves concluded.