Tata Martino: "With Messi still will be better"

The election of Alexis Sánchez, author of three goals, in the eleven initial, has been because the Chilean was with more rhythm: "Alexis was with more rhythm that Neymar and had to choose one of the two. We have tried to interpret that it arrived better in this party", said Martino, that added that his mate Pedro "is a player that would win to any trainer. Always it has answers for the team. It is a player that took, that marks goals. It is generous with the mates. It costs us many times leave it out of the team".

Cesc Fàbregas has given another big assistance to his mates, in this case to Pedro, in the party of this Sunday. Martino said that "we are full of intelligent footballers and Cesc is one of which better interprets it. It knows when it has to go to help and do superiority and does big passes, always finds the just space". Besides, it has said that when it go back Messi, the Barça will be better: "it could not think never that the return to the team of the best player of the world affect to the team. Still we will be better".

Regarding the next rival in the League -before there is a party of Glass against the Getafe-, Martino has praised the team of Diego Simeone. "The Athletic of Madrid has options to win it everything. It is a team done for big things. This will not modify at all with regard to the footballers that have to play". Finally, the Tata said that the team "is in a good moment" and has questioned on his future has said that "am in the Barça to direct the team as I am doing it. It does a pair of weeks said that anybody has the place ensured, is not in hands of the trainers be still in a bench".