Jordi Alba: “I knew I could do a lot of damage and it went well”

Jordi Alba of FC Barcelona in action during the spanish league, La Liga Santander, football match played between Rayo Vallecano and FC Barcelona at Estadio de Vallecas on April 26, 2023, in Madrid, Spain.


Jordi Alba of FC Barcelona in action during the spanish league, La Liga Santander, football match played between Rayo Vallecano and FC Barcelona at Estadio de Vallecas on April 26, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. – Oscar J. Barroso / Afp7 / Europa Press

BARCELONA, 2 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –

After scoring the winning goal against CA Osasuna at the Spotify Camp Nou (1-0) the FC Barcelona player Jordi Alba assured that he knew, watching the game from the bench, that he could do “a lot of damage” and celebrated that he the game went well and, specifically, the goal shot.

“When I have the opportunity to play, I try to do my best. The way the game was, I knew I could do a lot of damage. I was able to hit him with the outside, it went well”, he celebrated in statements to DAZN collected by Europa Press .

Alba acknowledged that “it was important to win” ahead of the fight for the LaLiga title. “It was a difficult match against a great rival who is having a magnificent season. It’s an important goal,” he said.

And it is that his goal, the 3 points he gave, leave Barça close to the title. “In the end, we haven’t won the League for a long time and for someone who is from the house, they know much better. We are having a fantastic, very good League,” he acknowledged.

“Each title with Barça is special, there are a lot of young people who want to win nothing yet and they will have the opportunity to win many titles. Veterans have to instill in them what it means to play here”, the winger valued.