The left side of the FC Barcelona, Jordi Alba, finished very happy with the triumph harvested by the minimum in the Stadium José Alvalade, this Wednesday in the day 2 of the UEFA Champions League 2017-18 against the Sporting of Lisbon. The Barça did not play his best party, but Alba stood out that the best of everything is that "these years" the Barcelona group "is a team".

"This year we play like a team. This year we are all a grandísimo team, are all very put", manifested Jordi Alba, standing out that "Valverde does not put in what it happens in the changing room, remembers me to the first year that arrived here", in what it could understand like a criticism concealed to Luis Enrique, the last technician that remained three seasons in the first team.

"It is normal that, with so many people in the area, the balloon go in in the goal"

To Jordi Alba asked after him the high number of goals in own goal that put the rival players, something to what Jordi Alba wanted to subtract importance. "While it win these goals also cost. The rivals close increasingly in his goal and is normal that like more people there is in the easiest area is that the balloon go in in the goal. It treats of an important data, that does not go to change our game".

Had good words for Jeremy Mathieu, and removed emphasis also to the fact that Luis Suárez was not marking so many goals this season 2017-18. "Mathieu is a very beautiful person, deserves the best and today has played very well".

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"Luis Suárez is a goleador, very important for us and sure that the goal will arrive him prompt, is our reference. It is not angered, neither much less. Today it has not marked but it has caused the fault of the goal. It helps us a lot, especially defensivamente", commented.

Finally, it stood out the joy in the Barcelona changing room by the fact to having accumulated already until eight consecutive victories between LaLiga and Champions League. "We are happy, is a very important triumph and are still in good series".