07.10.2007 20:36
Iniesta: "We played well and had a good attitude"
Anna Segura
The FC Barcelona could not hide their delight as the chalked up their sixth consecutive victory in all competitions by beating Atlético de Madrid in Camp Nou on Sunday. Andrés Iniesta and Víctor Valdés spoke to the press after the game.
Iniesta enjoyed another strong performance in his defensive midfield role and he was pleased with
the way that Barça are currently playing before he heads off to join the Spanish squad for the
forthcoming Euro 2008 friendly against Denmark. "We achieved our aim of continuing our run of wins
before the internatonal break," he said. "We showed how good we are and the right attitude. This is
the way we want to carry on playing. We are playing good football and things are going well for us.
After the break we will come back with the same desire to continue the run."
Reflecting on the second half performance he added: "We lowered our physical level slightly,
but that is normal after the effort we put in during the first half. We have shown that the team
knows how to battle."
Another clean sheet
After finishing the game against Atlético without conceding a goal, Valdés stated: "It was a
game where we had to work hard against a strong team that came out with a real desire and made
things difficult." The Barça keeper highlighted the importance of the opening goal from Deco. "The
first goal in a home game is basic because they came out to see what they could achieve. With the
first goal the other side opened up."
"Things are going well because above all these first games of the season are vital for the
final outcome," he continued. "Many things were said at the start of the season but we have done
what we had to and that was to play football."