Luis Enrique remained pragmatic after Barca's narrow 1-0 win against Granada at Camp Nou.
“Clearly it wasn’t a brilliant match. We played against a very enclosed and retreated team. It’s true that our win was never under threat, but it’s also true that a 1-0 scoreline is always a risk."
“On this occasion, we lacked freshness and precision, but you must remember that the players aren’t machines." “We had to be vigilant in order to avoid mistakes. I can’t make the players fresh with the touch of a button."
“I’d love to win every game by a landslide, but I don’t know any team who do that."
“Still, I’m very happy because we know only two well about [the importance of] the three points. We’ve made our work count again."
“There are times when we overcome high pressing and others when we don’t, the same with teams who sit back. There’s no magic formula. Now we’ll go to Manchester and attack one on one [with City].""
"I'm not surprised by Rafinha performance. He's having more success coming into the area from the second line, which is what we ask of the midfielders. You have three players up front who are unusual, but we ask this of the second line. They must keep coming."
“Iniesta? It’s clear that he’s a unique player, but we weren’t prepared to throw him in as the key to the game."
“The Grada de Animacion [a stand designed for raucous support]? The fans have always spurred the team on and that always ends up helping them.
“Now the stadium seems like something else. The truth is that this initiative has been a great success."
“There’s still room for our game to evolve. No two days are the same for anyone, so we still have room for improvement.”
“If you managed to upset Sergi Roberto then that deserves credit because he has a heart of gold.”
“Samper? I already suffer enough with my own than to suffer with those that aren’t here! [His loan spell] will serve to toughen him up.”
“Clearly it wasn’t a brilliant match. We played against a very enclosed and retreated team. It’s true that our win was never under threat, but it’s also true that a 1-0 scoreline is always a risk."
“On this occasion, we lacked freshness and precision, but you must remember that the players aren’t machines." “We had to be vigilant in order to avoid mistakes. I can’t make the players fresh with the touch of a button."
“I’d love to win every game by a landslide, but I don’t know any team who do that."
“Still, I’m very happy because we know only two well about [the importance of] the three points. We’ve made our work count again."
“There are times when we overcome high pressing and others when we don’t, the same with teams who sit back. There’s no magic formula. Now we’ll go to Manchester and attack one on one [with City].""
"I'm not surprised by Rafinha performance. He's having more success coming into the area from the second line, which is what we ask of the midfielders. You have three players up front who are unusual, but we ask this of the second line. They must keep coming."
“Iniesta? It’s clear that he’s a unique player, but we weren’t prepared to throw him in as the key to the game."
“The Grada de Animacion [a stand designed for raucous support]? The fans have always spurred the team on and that always ends up helping them.
“Now the stadium seems like something else. The truth is that this initiative has been a great success."
“There’s still room for our game to evolve. No two days are the same for anyone, so we still have room for improvement.”
“If you managed to upset Sergi Roberto then that deserves credit because he has a heart of gold.”
“Samper? I already suffer enough with my own than to suffer with those that aren’t here! [His loan spell] will serve to toughen him up.”
