Valverde: "I expected a match like this, the sauce of the football is also to suffer"

In statements conceded to the media minutes after the FC Barcelona attained the three points against the Slavia of Prague, Ernesto Valverde valued the suffered victory (1-2) and recognised that the Barça did not shine by his game, although already it expected a hard party. "It is the party that expected if any did owner of the marker. We have had phases of clear command. In the first time begin well, but saw that they arrived with danger when we lost it. They have tightened us at the end of the party. Had options to resolve, but the marker remained short and they risked in each played. They appeared with eight players and had to defend us of his avalanches", explained the 'Txingurri'.

It signalled that to the Barça was missing him something of tranquility in determinate phases of the game, and left clear that this type of parties out of house, in the Champions League, it is necessary to know carry them out. "These parties it is necessary to know play them. It has been missing us tranquility in contrary field. I think that we have had occasions clearer that they, but with the push and so many people that had...".

"All the world wants to win calmer, but the Champions is difficult and the rhythm is very high"

On Ter Stegen, valued that "it has been key in these parties of Champions", and celebrated the first goal of Leo Messi in the present edition of the Champions League. "It is the player that is able to decide any played. Each day see him better".

To the Barça him descontroló the party in the second half, and Valverde trusts that this type of situations will go improving to measure that happen the parties. In any case, remembered that no always can win plácidamente. "All the world wants to win calmer, but the Champions is difficult and the rhythm is very high. There are moments in this tournament in which it is necessary to go down to the mud. We have to accept that the rival plays and risks, and has put it everything in the field. It is necessary to know defend six lateral centres followed. We could have a calmer result if we had marked. They have done a big party".

The Barça accustoms to win suffering in Champions

Part of the charm of the football, added, also is in winning parties with suffering. "In the football, sometimes the rival does you centres and tightens you... But the sauce of the football also is to suffer and defend these situations. They have tightened us. Here it is the grace of this. They have risked and had prize because have a good team. It expected a party suffered. It is a team that when it does not go him well, puts more people in front, more meat in the asador, that is what have done".

With the entrance of Dembélé, wanted to take advantage of better the contragolpes. "The party was for a fast forward and has not had a lot of fortune in the last third, but expect that it resolve us problematic situations, as we have had today". And with Arturo Vidal and Rakitic, the aim was to reinforce the medullary for like this not suffering so much in defence. "We looked for to try put freshness in the half, since Busquets was very tired. We wanted possessions longer".

The FC Barcelona, in any case, achieved to carry out the party and carry three points that are vital to approach to the eighth of final of the Champions League. So that it was mathematician still will be necessary to follow rowing, but the Barça already has stepped of giant.