Gomes Defends the unit of the team in front of the absence of Messi

It went out Luis Enrique in front of the Sporting of Gijón with an alignment in which it left to several heavy weights in the bench as they are Andrés Iniesta and Ivan Rakitic and the truth is that, after the goleada, no has thrown them a lot in fault. And it has been thank you, partly, to the partidazo of André Gomes that first did of Rakitic in the right-handed interior to finish the half final hour finish of mediocentro.

After the meeting, the international luso stood out above individualities the good do of his mates like group. "We knew that it went to be a party complicated, that went us to presionar very strong but achieve to do a good party and attain a good result", affirmed to speak later of the absence of Leo Messi.

"Messi is very important for us and does the difference but all have our work. We do not play against the Madrid neither against another team. We play our League and can do our work", concluded the midfield player.

Rafinha, goal and extreme happiness

Another that went out of start was a Rafinha Alcántara that besides it marked one of the goals. The hispanobrasileño showed happy after the crash by the result and his goal, second after the annotated in Butarque. "I am satisfied for having minutes and by the goal. We knew that the Sporting could presionar up because it is intense. We did the necessary to win this party. I am accustomed to play in this position. I did it in Leganés, here, in the centre of the field", commented.